Tracing South Mississippi’s Inner Civil War through Documents.
By Vikki Bynum Discussions of the Mississippi insurrection popularly called the “Free State of Jones” often begin with questions like, “Was Newt Knight a traitor or a patriot?” or, “Was Newt Knight […]
Guest Review of Movie “Free State of Jones” by Sherree Tannen
Why The Free State of Jones Is The Most Important Movie About The Civil War Since Glory In 1989 when the movie Glory was released, most Americans did not realize that […]
The Movie “Free State of Jones”: Reviews and Photos!
By Vikki Bynum Below are links to recent reviews, articles, and interviews about the movie, The Free State of Jones, followed by photographs from the movie’s Hollywood premiere on June 21, 2016. […]
Hear my 2015 Interview about the “Free State of Jones” at 2-3 pm today!
by Vikki Bynum, author of The Free State of Jones With the imminent release of the movie, Free State of Jones happening on June 24, 2016, Thorne Dreyer, host of Austin’s historic Rag […]
Why I’m excited about the movie “The Free State of Jones”
by Victoria Bynum, author of The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War It’s been forty years since I first saw the name “Newton Knight” in the footnotes of a […]
The Free State of Jones on Audiobook: Listen Here to Mahershala Ali’s Stirring Narrative!
By Vikki Bynum The “Free State of Jones” is a true story of war, rebellion, and counter-rebellion. On October 13, 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War, a group […]
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