discussions of the Civil War uprising in Southeastern Mississippi popularly known as 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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m excited to announce that The Free State of Jones (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2001, 2016) is featured on the new National Humanities alliance website! The National Humanities Alliance […]
“The Free State of Jones: Class, Kinship, and Revolt in Civil War Era Mississippi” Welcome to registration for the 4th annual Texas Center for Working-Class Studies Conference Thursday, March 22, 2018 […]
I’m excited to be heading to the University of Alabama on March 1, 2018, to discuss the movie, The Free State of Jones, as well as my book, The Free State of […]
By Ed Payne Note: Nine years ago I began research on men from the Mississippi Piney Woods region who joined the Union 1st New Orleans Infantry Regiment in 1863-1864. I eventually compiled […]
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