Abstract:
Thomas Dixon directed one of the more controversial yet influential movies in America cinema called \"The Birth of a Nation,\" a gritty but biased account of the Civil War and KKK activity. Dixon was born on January 11, 1864 near Shelby and raised in Reconstruction North Carolina. The author presents a short biography of Dixon, how his early life in rural North Carolina affected his work, and a detailed account of the making of Dixon's infamous movie \"The Birth of a Nation.\"