Spectacles of American Nationalism: The Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama Painting and The Birth of a Nation
...scenes" were a "cinematic triumph," Michael Rogin notes in his appraisal of the film. Griffith's depictions were "distant, beautiful, and otherworldly."20Michael Rogin, "'The Sword Became a Flashing Vision': D. W....
Our Backward Revolution
...Institution could not find one example of voter fraud that “changed the outcome of a single election.”13Owen Averill, Annabel Hazrati, and Elaine Kamarck, “Widespread election fraud claims by Republicans don’t...
Back to the Future: Mapping Workers Across the Global South
..."the shifting element" made up 56 percent of the workforce, and only 25 percent of southern workers stayed in the same mill for twelve months or longer.29Ethel L. Best, Lost...
Seeds of Rebellion in Plantation Fiction: Victor Séjour's "The Mulatto"
...fathers to sons and in the supposedly free exchange of affectional ties between a male and female of his choice—becomes the mythically revered privilege of a free and freed community"...
Deep Ellum Blues
...1935. Deep Ellum became one of the signature references for the group, including songs such "Just Because You're in Deep Ellum" and "What's the Matter with Deep Elm?" (the spelling...
Dancing Around the "Glaring Light of Television": Black Teen Dance Shows in the South
...appear on your 'Dance Party'?"42Hazel Jordan, letter to J.D. Lewis (WRAL), May 8, 1966, Lewis Family Papers, folder 140. Fans also felt free to criticize the format of Teenage Frolics....
Religion and the US South
...anything else. The mountains of east Tennessee were an important hearth for white Pentecostalism, giving birth to the Church of God, while the Deep South of Mississippi and nearby Memphis...
St. Augustine's "Slave Market": A Visual History
...Monica (Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 2004). The Hotel Ponce de Leon, the Hotel Alcazar, and the Hotel Cordova line King Street, just steps from the Plaza de la Constitución (Figures 41–43).30The...
Draining Paradise: A Tour of Salt Creek in St. Petersburg, Florida
...fat with congressional pork) oversaw the harbor's dredging, which continued for several years. Imposing steam-fueled engines churned the roots, sand and gravel over bulwarks, carving a fifteen-foot channel from the...
Enslaved Labor and Building the Smithsonian: Reading the Stones
...J. W. Neal slave house was near the city's center market. Even free people of color did not feel safe on DC's streets. From 1852 until 1906, the celebrated free...