Gibson in Saved from the Titanic.
Eclair Film Company
American silent film actress Dorothy Gibson was one of the approximately 700 survivors of the tragedy.
Upon arriving in New York City unscathed, she immediately began filming Saved From the Titanic, the first film to depict the events of the sinking. It was released in May 1912, a month after the crash. She is famous for wearing the same clothes and shoes in the movie as she had worn during the actual sinking.
While the film was successful, it exists only in memories now. The only known print of the film was destroyed in a fire.
Atlanta school named after KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest votes to rename itself to honor Braves legend and civil rights advocate Hank Aaron
An Atlanta school that was named after Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest is renaming itself to honor Hank Aaron
The Atlanta Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to change the name of Forrest Hill Academy to Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy
Known as Hammerin Hank, Aaron died in January at 86 following his record-breaking career for both the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers
Aaron famously broke Babe Ruth s record with his 715th home run in early 1974 - a feat he accomplished in the face of racist hate mail and death threats
Costumes and uniforms have played a central role in the appeal of extremist groups throughout American History.
After the riots at the Capitol, images of Jacob Chansley, who’s been dubbed the “QAnon Shaman,” were splashed across news outlets.
Chansley’s outlandish costume – consisting of American flag-themed face paint, a hat made of bison horns and coyote skins, a shirtless, tattooed torso and brown pants – was met with fascination and ridicule.
Given the outrageous nature of his garb, it might be easy to dismiss Chansley and the others wearing costumes or uniforms at the Capitol as silly or unhinged outliers.
After the riots at the Capitol, images of Jacob Chansley, who’s been dubbed the “QAnon Shaman,” were splashed across news outlets.
Chansley’s outlandish costume – consisting of American flag-themed face paint, a hat made of bison horns and coyote skins, a shirtless, tattooed torso and brown pants – was met with fascination and ridicule.
Given the outrageous nature of his garb, it might be easy to dismiss Chansley and the others wearing costumes or uniforms at the Capitol as silly or unhinged outliers.
However, after spending the last decade studying the rhetoric of organized racist groups in the United States, I know how outfits that look harmless and eccentric can actually have an insidious effect. In fact, costumes and uniforms have played a central role in the appeal of extremist groups throughout the history of the country.