Whitewashing Blackface and Whistling Dixie : The Commemoration of Dan EmmettMain MenuAbout the AuthorAbout the AuthorIntroduction: Birth of a ProjectPart 1: Understanding Dan EmmettPart I: Understanding Dan EmmettPart 2: Preserving Dan Emmett's Memory, 1895-1935Covers early efforts to commemorate Dan Emmett and Dixie by Mount Vernon locals and southern Confederate heritage groupsPart 3: "A Way of Life In Knox County": Constructing Civic Identity around Dan Emmett and DixieExplores Mount Vernon commemoration of Emmett from the 1940s through the 1970sEpilogue: Coming Back into HistoryEpilogueMapping Emmett Commemoration in Mount VernonThis map shows the different sites where Dan Emmett and "Dixie" have been commemorated in Mount Vernon, from the early 20th century through today. It includes physical memorials, museums, and streets, schools, and businesses named in honor of EmmettSourcesRenee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Renee Romano
Part 4: Debating and Defending the Legacy of Dan Emmett
12020-10-31T14:41:35+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539112Explores the commemoration of Emmett--and challenges to it--in last forty years, as both Dixie and blackface minstrelsy have become clearer symbols of racismvisual_path772021-04-15T19:38:04+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
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1media/Emmett Conference Center, cropped.jpg2021-04-01T13:41:14+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Still Dreaming of Dixie50Commemorating Dan Emmett from the 1980s through the 2000splain2021-09-02T21:26:35+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
1media/Snowden Brothers, 1890s.jpg2021-04-01T13:46:46+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539The Snowden Controversy32Did Black musicians teach Dan Emmett "Dixie"?image_header2021-09-02T21:32:09+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
1media/Blackface Panel.jpg2021-04-01T13:48:59+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Dan Emmett in the Age of Black Lives Matter53Challenges to Emmett Commemoration in a changing political environmentplain2021-09-02T21:40:42+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539