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Title
Dixie
Subject
U.S. Civil War
slavery
U.S. South
genre: American folk
genre: minstrelsy
Description
Officially written by a Northerner, this song was rewritten by Southerners and Northerners to support varied agendas. “Dixie” is symbolic of the Lost Cause of the Old South and Southern resistance to the Civil Rights Movement.
Creator
[creator]: Daniel Decatur Emmett
Date
1860
Rights
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Language
English
Instructional Method
Primary Source Activity: Dixie Song [George Mason University's Center for History and New Media]
References
Hutchison, Coleman. “Whistling ‘Dixie’ for the Union (Nation, Anthem, Revision).” American Literary History 19, no. 3 (2007): 603-628.
White, Derrick E. “From Desegregation to Integration: Race, Football, and ‘Dixie’ at the University of Florida.” The Florida Historical Quarterly 88, no. 4 (2010): 469-496.
Hyperlink Item Type Metadata
Cataloger
Natasha Levy, The City College of New York (CUNY)
Sandy Trand
URL
Dixie [YouTube]