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
Mary Darby Fitzhugh
12020-10-19T02:54:40+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a83453918Mary Darby Fitzhugh birth dateplain2020-11-20T01:07:10+00:00Renee Romano5fe3dd89d8626712516f143a0d2836783a834539Mary Darby Fitzhugh was born in 1878 or 1879. There are conflicting birth dates for her in census and other records. It's also not clear when she died, although she was politically active as late as 1945.
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12020-11-20T01:00:06+00:00Mary Darby Fitzhugh Picture, 19452Picture of the National Women's Party Finance Committee, including Mary Darby Fitzhugh, from National Women's Party Silver Anniversary Pamphlet, 1945. Fitzhugh is in the polka dot dress.media/Mary Darby Fitzhugh picture papers (A F557 3).pdfplain2020-11-20T01:00:51+00:00National Woman's Party Silver Anniversary Pamphet, 1945Photo1945"National Woman's Party Silver Anniversary" pamphlet, 1945. Mary Darby Richardson Fitzhugh Papers (Mss. A F557 3), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY.National Women's PartyCopyright status unknownimage/pdf