by Gregg Andrews, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Texas State University On the evening of Friday, April 29, 1921, a frenzied white mob stormed the Chicago & Alton Railroad depot in Bowling […]
By Vikki Bynum I first learned about the Red Strings—known formally as “The Heroes of America“—in 1983 while researching Civil War dissenters, deserters, and guerrilla bands in the North Carolina State Archives. The […]
Fans of Historians At The Movies, this is a special week! Join us this Sunday, October 14 at 8pm Eastern on @netflix for FREE STATE OF JONES. Joining us will be its […]
It’s always nice to receive praise for one’s work that is unsolicited, unexpected, and unequivocally positive! The following commentary about slavery, which proclaims The Free State of Jones one of “two of […]
By Ed Payne In 2010, Renegade South host Vikki Bynum told the story of Charles Landrum’s murder and the subsequent trial of Thomas Lyons (Lyon, Lynes, Lines) and his son Thomas Morgan […]
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