At long last we return to the question of whether a photograph of Rachel Knight exists (See Rachel Knight: Does a photo of her exist?). Knight family historian Yvonne Bivins believes that […]
The New Face of Rachel Knight?
Walking the Talk of Multiculturalism
By Sherree Tannen When the moderator of Renegade South, Vikki Bynum, asked me to write an essay for her blog concerning my history, I was honored. I was doubly honored that she […]
Henry Flaugher, Civil War Unionist of Burnet County, Texas
(This post is also published on Southern Unionists Chronicles) The following is a story of Civil War Unionism and its persecution in the Hill Country of Texas. Its narrative and documentation was […]
Deborah Jiang Stein, Multiracial Muse
A few days ago, the post “Life and Death of Davis Knight,” received a visit and comment from Deborah Jiang Stein. Noting that she has her own blog, I decided to check it […]
Rediscovering the Haunts of Newt Knight
By Vikki Bynum I recently received a message from William “Jeff” Knight (a descendant of Newt Knight’s brother Albert) that reminded me of how little I know about the geography of the […]
Documents on the Shelton Laurel Massacre from the North Carolina State Archives
By Vikki Bynum One of the grisliest mass murders of Southern Unionists occurred in 1863 in Madison County, North Carolina. Popularly known as the “Shelton Laurel Massacre,” this Civil War story was told […]
The Life and Death of Davis Knight after State vs. Knight (1948)
By Victoria Bynum Davis Knight, the great-grandson of the infamous “Free State of Jones” guerrilla, Newt Knight, became the centerpiece of his own drama some 25 years after the death of his […]
Post on Harmon Levi Sumrall at Southern Unionists Chronicles
For those of you interested in learning more about the role played by Harmon Levi Sumrall in the Free State of Jones, please visit Robert Moore’s Southern Unionists Chronicles . There, I have posted and […]
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