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 1970sPart 4: Debating and Defending the Legacy of Dan EmmettExplores the commemoration of Emmett--and challenges to it--in last forty years, as both Dixie and blackface minstrelsy have become clearer symbols of racismEpilogue: 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
12020-11-23T18:04:00+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Mary Darby Fitzhugh's Dixie essay3Bibliographic Citation, Mary Darby Fitzhugh's Dixie essayplain2020-11-23T18:05:52+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-11-12T20:20:46+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Dan Emmett's funeral2Citation information, Dan Emmett's funeralplain2020-11-12T20:23:30+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-11-23T18:30:36+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Mary Darby Fitzhugh, Film Pitch, undated2Bibliographic Citation, Mary Darby Fitzhugh, Film Pitch, undatedplain2021-09-09T14:23:07+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-11-18T21:15:27+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Confederates owe debt to Emmett2Bibliographic Citation, Confederates owe debt to Emmettplain2021-09-09T14:13:35+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-10T14:59:56+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citations from Cockrell, Demons of Disorder2Bibliographic Citation, Virginia Minstrels ad and What the Virginia Minstrels forecastplain2020-12-13T22:49:08+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-10T14:56:24+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, quotes from Johnson, Introduction Burnt Cork2Bibliographic Citation, commercial needs of early minstrel show and strange idiomplain2020-12-10T16:10:00+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-07T15:00:46+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, civic spirit and Memorial building quotes by Ouida LaRue2Bibliographic Citation, civic spirit and Memorial building quotes by Ouida LaRueplain2020-12-07T15:03:53+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-08T20:39:38+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Dixie as slave song1Bibliographic Citation, Dixie as slave songplain2020-12-08T20:39:38+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-10-27T19:55:02+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Biblographic Citation for H. Ogden Wintermute, Daniel Decatur Emmett1Biblographic Citation for H. Ogden Wintermute, Daniel Decatur Emmettplain2020-10-27T19:55:02+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-11-13T16:59:24+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic citation, Dan C. Stone American Legion Marker1Citation Information, Dan C. Stone American Legion Markerplain2020-11-13T16:59:24+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-11-13T17:43:40+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Emmett opposing South's use of "Dixie"1Bibliographic Citation, Emmett opposing South's use of "Dixie"plain2020-11-13T17:43:40+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-11-18T21:11:35+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Dixie as a "forging link" between North and South1Bibliographic Citation, Dixie as a "forging link" between North and Southplain2020-11-18T21:11:35+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-10T02:04:08+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Dan Emmett as institution in Mount Vernon1Bibliographic Citation, Dan Emmett as institution in Mount Vernonplain2020-12-10T02:04:08+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-08T20:49:46+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, estimates for Birth of Dixie tourism1Bibliographic Citation, estimates for Birth of Dixie tourismplain2020-12-08T20:49:46+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-08T20:44:17+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Lowndes County protests against Dixie1Bibliographic Citation, Lowndes County protests against Dixieplain2020-12-08T20:44:17+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-04T19:40:22+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Robert Levering Address at Dixie Days, June 26, 19591Bibliographic Citation, Robert Levering Address at Dixie Days, June 26, 1959plain2020-12-04T19:40:22+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-04T18:04:51+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, front matter, Polk's Directory1Bibliographic Citation, front matter, Polk's Directoryplain2020-12-04T18:04:51+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-12-03T16:48:54+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Lorle Porter, THE GREAT DAN EMMETT1Bibliographic Citation, Lorle Porter, THE GREAT DAN EMMETTplain2020-12-03T16:48:54+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539
12020-11-24T12:46:01+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Bibliographic Citation, Dan Emmett as "renowned man in the South"1Bibliographic Citation, Dan Emmett as "renowned man in the South"plain2020-11-24T12:46:01+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539