Jackson Jambalaya

Thomas Dixon’s book is referred to as both “The Clansman” and “The Klansman” with the former being the correct title, but I guess it’s probably too late to report that typo.

Somehow, I just knew my comment you censored about Birth of A Nation from the Opera House post, would turn into one of these.

Put this 1924 page right next to the stories about lynchings.

KF says without an ounce of irony.

Knowing that in 1924 a White person could walk safely from one end of Jackson to the other, at night.

And in 2024 it doesn’t matter if you have a concealed weapon, you simply won’t make it.

Before they were the Belhaven Blazers, they were the Belhaven Clansmen

Just what is needed from Jackson media: Another story about racism. I thought JJ was better than the CL but, once again I am mistaken.

Owned by the Hederman family

For anyone curious, you can watch the Library of Congress remastered edition at their website, embedded in the Wikipedia page, and on archive.org.

You can also go down the Wikipedia rabbit hole about D.W. Griffith. He was a groundbreaking filmmaker who held on to silent filmmaking well into the talkie-era. This movie was huge. Like globally huge.

Since Jerry Mitchell has gone on to bigger and other ways of stirring shit, Kingfish has replaced him in name, spirit and objective.

Choke-um, Rukia and the girls of racism are out of the picture now, so leave it to the Kang-Fish to find a new outlet for his motivation.

Y’all need to relax. Last week I made a comment about how the debut of this movie was a “Gala Event” in 1915 at the Century Theater. The comment didn’t get approved.

I am sure that got KF searching the CL archives. This ad is probably all he found. A re-play of the movie, 10 years after the original release. Why? Because DW Griffith was still very popular and this was one of his best movies.

It just goes to show that old movies have been getting re-releases (and remakes) for over 100 years!

PS according to Gemini, DW was involved with 3 movies released in 1925

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D.W. David Wark Griffith Danish Original Magazine 1925 Film ...
In 1925, D.W. Griffith directed two feature films: Sally of the Sawdust and That Royle Girl. He also produced Isn't Life Wonderful, which was released in 1924 but is sometimes associated with the 1925 production year due to its release date.
Here's a bit more detail about each:
Sally of the Sawdust:
This film, starring W.C. Fields and Carol Dempster, is a comedy-drama set in the world of traveling circuses. Some critics found Dempster's performance uneven, but the film is noted for its strong ending and chase sequences.
That Royle Girl:
This film, also starring Carol Dempster, is a romantic drama about a young woman from the slums who becomes involved with a dance band leader. Unfortunately, this film is now considered lost.
Isn't Life Wonderful:
This semi-documentary, filmed on location in Germany, portrays the struggles of a young couple during the post-World War I economic hardship. According to Wikipedia, it was based on the short story "Isn't Life Wonderful?" by Geoffrey Moss

Never happened. Let's just act like it never happened and the stuff that came later was just coincidental or the fault of black and liberal agitators. Erase it. Won't we get along better if we forget it?

1:11 In 1924 a white person probably could feel quite safe from being lynched in Jackson, on the other hand if you were black....

I couldn't help noticing that Harrison Ford starred in the advertised production of "Istrione - The Fool's Awakening," per the inset. Must have been some of his very earliest work.

That was an interesting historical page showing what a different world existed 100 years ago; thanks for posting, KF. Just like many other posts, however, the crowd who sees a conspiracy theory or ulterior motive under every rock has to comment, along with all those who try to be offended by everything. Y’all need to chill.

1:12 is correct, but Clansmen was simply a reference to Scottish Clans.