I had a wonderful evening with the Mississippi Museum of History via zoom last night! You can watch my contribution to the “Many Stories” series here! (This is a repost of the […]
Revisiting the Free State of Jones on its Twentieth Anniversary!
“The State of Mississippi vs. Davis Knight” (1948): A Wolverine Theatrics Production!
“The State of Mississippi vs. Davis Knight” (1948): A Wolverine Theatrics Production! by Vikki Bynum I am delighted to announce that Playwright Marcus France and Producing Director Nathaniel Quinn have recreated the […]
“The Free State of Jones” Returns to Netflix
I’m pleased to announce that The Free State of Jones (2016), directed by Gary Ross and produced by STX Entertainment, has returned to NETFLIX for another run! https://www.netflix.com/title/80080158 If you’re planning […]
The Knight Company Roster Revisited
By Ed Payne In 2009 Renegade South moderator Vikki Bynum posted a roster compiled in 1870 by Newton Knight that listed many of the men who served with him during the Civil […]
Understanding the Civil War Era South from the Perspective of The Free State of Jones
On July 16, 2019, Dr. Priscilla Leder—my former colleague at Texas State University, and now the host of KZSM’s “Bookmarked” radio show—interviewed me and Dr. Rebecca Montgomery about the Civil War Era South, […]
Discussing the Free State of Jones with Keith Harris, “The Rogue Historian”
An introduction by Keith Harris, moderator of The Rogue Historian, followed by our podcast interview: Hi all – this week I am super-stoked to welcome Dr. Victoria Bynum to the show. Dr. […]
Victoria Bynum to Discuss Hollywood, the Civil War, and “The Free State of Jones” at The University of New Hampshire
Twitter’s “Historians At The Movies,” #HATM, to watch Free State of Jones this Sunday!
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 […]
Remembering Slavery, A Commentary from Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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 […]
A great day at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Texas Center for Working Class Studies.
I recently returned from the Spring Creek Campus of Collin College in Plano, Texas, where I delivered the keynote address, “The Free State of Jones: Class, Kinship, and Revolt in Civil War […]
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