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Thomas Dixon, Jr.

Shelby, North Carolina
· 1864-1946
Arts & Culture
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Thomas Dixon, Jr. was a minister, politician, and author whose novel The Clansman was the basis for the film Birth of a Nation. His grave is 1500 feet north.
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