The county tourism board reversed a decision it had made to change the name of the Dixie Convention Center after the decision faced sharp public backlash. Large rallies were held in front of city hall , with "Dixie" supporters calling on elected leaders to protect the name wherever possible. George Hospital, although officials said the change was largely done more for branding and recognizability. All the while, the meaning of the word — its origins, its past usage, how it could remain separate from those Confederate and slavery-themed events — has remained an intense issue of debate among area historians.
George area. They had the "express purpose" of growing cotton, grapes and silk for the territory and to export to the Civil War-torn northern states.
The area was known as the Cotton Mission or the Southern Mission for this reason. The name "Dixie" came about, the website states, because of the warm climate, southern location and the local products. Additionally, many of the settlers were originally from the southern states and had knowledge of "the cotton culture," and they began calling the area "Dixie" after their homeland.
Kohler said that although in some parts of the country, certain Civil War monuments have been made to overtly "unlose" the Civil War and persecute Black people, that wasn't the case with any monuments in Utah. For example, he said Washington City's statue of early settler Robert Dockery Covington commemorates Southern Utah's unique history and Covington's life of service and sacrifice for his faith and his community.
The statue was at the center of recent controversy due to Covington's history as a slaveholder before coming to Utah. However, "In no way can the Covington statue be construed to commemorate the post Reconstruction history of the Southern States which supported racial injustice," Kohler said.
Danielle Larsen-Rife, who is an associate professor of psychology at Dixie State University, has compiled research on the local history of the word "Dixie" and has written editorials for The Spectrum and The Salt Lake Tribune on the topic. Emphasizing that she speaks only for herself, not the university, she argued that there are sources that would contradict those innocent interpretations of the intentions of those early settlers.
She referred to history book "The Civil War Years in Utah" by independent historian John Gary Maxwell, which states Covington, an appointed Latter-day Saint bishop in Washington, was remembered by church elder George Armstrong Hicks as "a strong Rebel sympathizer who rejoiced whenever he heard of a Southern victory.
Kohler said Covington freed all of his slaves after joining the church and that in Utah, the word "Dixie" has never been meant as an offense. He argued that taking down monuments wouldn't do anything to solve the legitimate issues facing Black people. I don't think that's going to do anything to solve the real problems and the real discrimination that still exists at the fringe. Founded Add to. Cite this book.
Request an exam or desk copy. Skip to Description Reviews Contributors. Aaron K. Plaag Glenn T. Eskew John M. Fitzhugh Brundage. Yesterday, the Dixie Chicks announced that they have excised the Dixie from their band name, becoming simply The Chicks.
For both groups, the rechristening serves a symbolic purpose of disowning romanticized images of the slavery-era South before the Civil War. Read: Why Trump is so obsessed with antifa. Dixie , to be sure, had a long, problematic history as a label for the American South well before this current political moment. In fact, its very origins have been a source of long-standing contention. But where would Emmett have learned it?
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