I hope you’ll join us on June 26 for this discussion on Civil War dissent and The Free State of Jones!
Victoria Bynum to speak at Southern California Civil War Roundtable Alliance
Announcing Gregg Andrews’ new blog: Lost River Stories: Invisibles of the Mississippi Valley
By Vikki Bynum Gregg Andrews, my husband and fellow historian, has just launched his first blog, “Lost River Stories: Invisibles of the Mississippi Valley”! Growing up in the cement company town of […]
Two Mississippi Museums “Many Stories” presents Newt Knight and The Free State of Jones
The Many Stories presentation on Newt Knight of the Free State of Jones can be viewed directly from the Museum of Mississippi History Facebook page. Date and Showtime: Thursday, June 3, 2021, […]
Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center in Hannibal, Missouri
If a trip to the childhood home of Mark Twain in Hannibal, Missouri, is on your spring or summer itinerary, be sure and visit Faye Dant’s phenomenal “Jim’s Journey” museum! The Center […]
Now in Print: An Edited Collection of Historical Criticism and Political Analysis of the NYT’s 1619 Project
The New York Times’ 1619 Project and the Racialist Falsification of History David North and Thomas Mackaman, editors Published by Mehring Books PO Box 48377, Oak Park, MI 48237 Contact: inquiries@mehring.com About […]
Lecture Forum Series set for University of Southern Mississippi–First Up: The Free State of Jones!
Announcement from the University of Southern Mississippi, Southern Miss Now, August 20, 2016: Schedule for the University Forum, Armstrong-Branch Lecture Series, 2016-17 The University of Southern Mississippi will host seven influential scholars, […]
Announcement: KLRU-Q features Free State of Jones Writer/Director Gary Ross Tonight.
KLRU Schedule | On Story The Path Of An Action Writer: A Conversation With Writer/director Gary Ross (Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, Free State of Jones) explores lessons learned and wisdom gained over the course […]
From Business Wire: Mahershala Ali’s performance of Audible’s version of “The Free State of Jones”
The following announcement of Mahershala Ali’s reading of the Audible version of my book, The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War, is excerpted from Business Wire. NOTE: The movie, The Free […]
Marvin T. Jones to Speak on Civil War Unionists in Washington, DC.
Marvin T. Jones, Executive Director of the Chowan Discovery Organization, is the author of one of Renegade South’s most popular essays, “The Chowan Discovery Group,” a history of the mixed-race origins of […]
Civil Rights Martyr Vernon Dahmer Sr. to be honored by Mississippi Legislature
On January 10, 1966, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Vernon Dahmer, Sr., a courageous, forward-thinking Civil Rights leader, was murdered by white supremacists associated with the Ku Klux Klan. Today, I’m honored to […]
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