Civil War and Reconstruction Lecture Series: Dr. Victoria Bynum
Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia
When: April 5, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
Where: Snidow Chapel
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg, VA
24501
Cost: Free
Dr. Victoria Bynum will present a talk about The Free State of Jones, her book about Newt Knight’s resistance to the Confederacy in Mississippi, which became a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey. Dr. Bynum has been a pioneer in social and gender history of the Civil War Era. Her talk is the second in a series of talks at Lynchburg College about the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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So wished I had been able to attend your address about The Free State of Jones. Bennett Jackson Rushton is my husband’s ggg granduncle. Your work has been extremely interesting reading. We are searching for information about the location of Bennett’s pottery factory near Laurel, Mississippi. Do you have any information that might be helpful?
Karen,
Thank you for your comment; I wish you could have attended as well. I’m pleased that you like my work.
I’m sorry, but I do not the location of Bennett’s pottery factory.
Vikki