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Lawrence Dennis

Lawrence Dennis (1893–1977) was a child evangelist, Harvard graduate, and diplomat who later became a leading American fascist intellectual. He was indicted in the 1944 sedition trial alongside William Dudley Pelley, Gerald Winrod, George Sylvester Viereck, and Elizabeth Dilling. Dennis passed as white, a fact only revealed after his death, despite leading a movement often associated with white supremacy.

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Organization
Person
  • Ballards Lawrence Dennis operated in similar circles as the Ballards.
  • Eleanor Simson Lawrence Dennis married Eleanor Simson.
  • Elizabeth Dilling Lawrence Dennis was indicted alongside Dilling in the Sedition trial.
  • George Sylvester Viereck Lawrence Dennis was indicted alongside Viereck in the Sedition trial.
  • Gerald Winrod Lawrence Dennis was indicted alongside Winrod in the Sedition trial.
  • Maximilian St. George Lawrence Dennis co-authored 'A Trial on Trial: The Great Sedition Trial of 1944' with Maximilian St. George.
  • Sandino Lawrence Dennis resigned from diplomatic service over U.S. intervention against Sandino.
  • William Dudley Pelley Lawrence Dennis was indicted alongside Pelley in the Sedition trial.
Concept
  • 7th ray problem Lawrence Dennis's career exemplified the 7th ray problem, where performance technology learned in sacred context is applied to political ends.
  • Anti-war turn Lawrence Dennis made an anti-war turn in the 1950s-1970s, repudiating his fascist-era views.
  • Black evangelist Lawrence Dennis worked as a Black prodigy preacher and child evangelist.
  • democracy Lawrence Dennis understood that democracy is spectacle.
  • I AM origin story Lawrence Dennis's career arc, beginning as a child performing ecstatic religion for crowds, paralleled the I AM origin story.
  • liberal capitalism Lawrence Dennis understood that liberal capitalism is a managed performance.
  • white fascist Lawrence Dennis was an intellectual white fascist from 1932 to 1941.
Location
  • Atlanta, Georgia Lawrence Dennis was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Bucharest Lawrence Dennis was posted to Bucharest during his diplomatic service.
  • Nicaragua Lawrence Dennis was posted to Nicaragua during his diplomatic service.
  • Spring Valley, New York Lawrence Dennis died in Spring Valley, New York.
  • Wall Street Lawrence Dennis worked on Wall Street as an advisor on Latin American investments.
Event
  • sedition trial Lawrence Dennis was indicted in the Sedition trial.
  • United States v. McWilliams et al. Lawrence Dennis was among the 30+ defendants in the United States v. McWilliams et al. trial.
  • WWI Lawrence Dennis commanded a company of military police in France during WWI.
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