https://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/the-ladder-by-the-chimney-guest-post-by-chuck-shoemake/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/lennie-shoemake-odom-e1618169670521.pngLennie Shoemake OdomLennie Shoemake Odumhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/catted-chimney.jpgcatted chimneyLadders next to a catted chimney, photographer, date and place unknown2021-04-11T20:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/now-in-print-an-edited-collection-of-historical-criticism-and-political-analysis-of-the-nyts-1619-project/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/mehring-books-square-logo-edited.pngMehring-Books-square-logo-editedhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/mehring-books.jpgmehring bookshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/1619-project-mehring-books.jpg1619 project mehring books2021-03-09T18:11:10+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2021/01/07/the-state-of-mississippi-vs-davis-knight-1948-a-wolverine-theatrics-production/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/wolverine-theatrics.jpgWolverine theatrics2021-01-09T02:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/the-life-and-death-of-davis-knight-after-state-vs-knight/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/img_0312-2.jpgDavis KnightDavis Knight, 1948. Portrait by Vikki Bynum, 2020https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/clinton-courthouse.jpgClinton CourthouseCourthouse in downtown Clinton, Feliciana Parish, Louisianahttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ellisville-courthouse.jpgEllisville CourthouseThe Ellisville Courthouse, Ellisville, Mississippi, where Davis Knight was tried and found guilty of miscegenation.2021-03-16T18:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/10/26/the-civil-war-monitor-ranks-unruly-women-one-of-best-books-on-the-confederate-home-front/2020-10-26T18:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/my-daddys-blues-a-childhood-memoir-by-gregg-andrews/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/my-daddys-blues.jpegMy Daddy's Blues2020-10-15T19:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/the-free-state-of-jones-returns-to-netflix/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/leaf-river.jpgLeaf RiverThe Leaf River, home to the Knight Band. Photo by Victoria Bynum, 19932020-12-28T18:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/the-knight-company-roster-revisited/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/pw-knight-roster-2c-for-rs-x198.jpgPW - Knight Roster 2c - for RS x198Knight roster, 2c--198https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/pw-knight-roster-2b-for-rs-x803.jpgPW - Knight Roster 2b - for RS x803Federal Mnuscript Censuses, 2b--803https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/pw-knight-roster-2a-for-rs-x802.jpgPW - Knight Roster 2a - for RS x8022a--802https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/pw-knight-roster-1c-for-rs-x479.jpgPW - Knight Roster 1c - for RS x479Knight roster, 1c--479https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/pw-knight-roster-1b-2-for-rs-x806.jpgPW - Knight Roster 1b (2) - for RS x806Knight roster, 1b--806https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/pw-knight-roster-1a-for-rs-x804.jpgPW - Knight Roster 1a - for RS x804Knight Roster, 1a--8042021-02-23T21:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/marriage-in-an-age-of-war-pandemic-and-labor-unrest-1918-1920/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/donald-herbert-daniel-doddy-with-jeannette-may-jones-daniel-6.jpgDonald Herbert Daniel-- Doddy--with Jeannette May Jones Daniel (6)Mary's stepmother, Jeannette Daniel, with her half-brother Donald. Circa 1900https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/star_tribune_tue__apr_9__1918_.jpgStar_Tribune_Tue__Apr_9__1918_Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9 April 1918https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/masabi-iron-range-hibbing-minnesota.jpgMasabi iron range, hibbing minnesotaMasabi Iron Range, Hibbing, MN. Wikimedia Commonshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/william-and-mary-huckenpoehler-wedding-photo-2.jpgWilliam and Mary Huckenpoehler Wedding photo (2)William "Harrigan" Huckenpoehler, 1918https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/mary-daniel-about-1910.jpgMary Daniel, about 1910Mary Daniel, 1910https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/walz-visits-duluth-2.pngWalz-visits-duluth-2Memorial to the men lynched on June 15, 1920 in Duluth, MNhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/bill-mary-jo-margaret-mary-huckenpoehler.jpgBill, Mary Jo, Margaret, Mary HuckenpoehlerMary and the Huckenpoehler children in the family's 1920s home. 2020-08-03T13:41:08+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/12/22/a-historians-critique-of-the-1619-project/2020-07-21T02:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/the-place-of-the-two-american-revolutions-a-fourth-of-july-celebration/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/declaration-of-independence.jpgdeclaration of independence2020-07-06T14:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/05/25/a-memorial-day-tribute/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/knight-company-roster-p.-1.jpgKnight Company roster, p. 1Knight Company roster presented to Congress, 1870https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/oma-stanley-bynum-5-25-20-photo-1.jpgoma stanley bynum, 5-25-20 photo (1)Oma Stanley Bynum, 1942. Drawing by Vikki Bynum, 20202020-06-18T03:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/free-people-of-color-in-slaveholding-north-carolina-the-andersons-of-granville-county/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/unruly-women-etching-1.jpgunruly women etching (1)Illustration from frontispiece of Victoria Bynum, Unruly Womenhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/john-thomas-tyler.jpgjohn-thomas-tylerJohn Thomas Tyler (1862-1943), son of William Tyler Jr. and Sally Kersey. One of many Granville Co. citizens who registered to vote under the Grandfather Clause, he was the nephew of Baldy Kersey and the son William Tyler, both ow whom protested KKK outrages during Reconstruction (see above). Photo courtesy of Kianga Lucas.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/lillian-anderson.jpeglillian-andersonLillian Anderson (1882-1932) daughter of Thomas Anderson and Sarah Tyler. Lillian was about four years old when Blacknall's article appeared. Photo courtesy of Kianga Lucas. https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/baldy_kersey_escape.jpgbaldy_kersey_escapeCourtesy Kianga Lucashttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/baldy-kersey-copy-1.jpgbaldy-kersey-copy-1https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/sampson-anderson-and-wife-jane-anderson-and-and-son-robert-f-anderson.jpegsampson-anderson-and-wife-jane-anderson-and-and-son-robert-f-andersonCourtesy Kianga Lucashttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/granville-county-map-1880.jpggranville-county-map-1880Courtesy Kianga Lucashttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/granville-county-map-1880-copy.jpggranville-county-map-1880-copyCourtesy Kianga Lucashttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/fsoj-swamp-scene.jpgTHE FREE STATE OF JONESscene from movie "The Free State of Jones," 2016, STX Entertainmenthttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/runawayslaves.jpgThe Underground Railroad Aids the Runaway Slave John Davies (20th C. American)The Underground Railroad Aids the Runaway Slave John Davies (20th C. American)2021-03-25T20:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/02/08/a-very-personal-civil-war-the-divorce-of-chaplain-william-d-mcculloh/2020-02-09T15:49:15+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/01/30/my-response-to-alex-lichtenstein-regarding-the-1619-project/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/the_1619_project_wordmark.jpgThe_1619_Project_wordmark2020-02-03T14:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/publications-2/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/unruly-women-cover.jpgUnruly Women cover2020-01-31T13:56:17+00:00weekly0.6https://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/racial-identity-and-the-law-miscegenation-and-the-one-drop-rule/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bynum_long.jpgbynum_long2020-01-22T21:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2020/01/19/surrounded-by-death-my-fathers-mississippi-childhood/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dad-in-poplarville-2.jpgDad in Poplarville (2)Oma Stanley Bynum aka Oma Stanley Smith.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/cerulian-bynum-001_crop-2.jpgCerulian Bynum 001_crop (2)Cerulian Bynum, circa 1935.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/bertie-bynum-maybe-001_crop.jpgBertie Bynum maybe 001_cropBelieved to be Bertie Mae Bynum Smith, circa 1907. Bertie was the daughter of John H. Bynum, clerk of the Jones County Court, circa 1880-1890.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/aden-and-naoma-001_crop-2.jpgAden and Naoma 001_crop (2)Aden Gallington Bynum and Naoma Shows Bynum. A likely wedding photo from 1899.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/bynum-sisters-001_crop.jpgBynum sisters 001_cropMerle and Laree Bynum, sisters. Circa 1917https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/oma-stanley-bynum-40-1919.jpgoma stanley bynum @ 1919Oma Stanley Bynum, circa 19192020-06-16T20:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/a-remarkable-civil-war-letter-william-d-fitzgerald-imprisoned-southern-unionist-to-president-abraham-lincoln/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/castlethunder.jpgCastleThunderCastle Thunder Prison, Cary St., Richmond, VA, 1865. Wikipedia file2019-12-27T12:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/07/07/race-and-reconstruction-in-north-carolina-rep-cuffee-mayo-of-granville-county/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/north-carolina-representatives-1868-2.jpgnorth carolina representatives 1868 (2)close-up: photo above was extracted from this group based on J.B. Bratton's description of Cuffee Mayo as being between 68-70 yrs old and bald. See 1st row, left side (ignoring children in front). The 6th head from left, directly in front of hand of man doffing his hat. is that of the representative believed to be Cuffee Mayo.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/cuffee-mayo-1868-2.jpgCuffee mayo, 1868 (2)N.C. Rep. Cuffee Mayo of Granville County. Photo by Rufus Morgan, 1868https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/nc-house-of-reps-1868-2.jpgNC House of Reps, 1868 (2)North Carolina House of Representatives, 1868. Photo by Rufus Morgan. The above photo of Cuffee Mayo was extracted from this portrait.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/nc-house-of-reps-1868.jpgNC House of Reps, 1868North Carolina House of Representatives, 18682021-01-18T20:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/08/10/understanding-the-civil-war-era-south-from-the-perspective-of-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/vikki-for-leder-podcast.jpgVikki for Leder podcastDr. Victoria Bynumhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/rebecca-montgomery.jpgRebecca montgomeryDr. Rebecca Montgomeryhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/priscilla-leder.jpgPriscilla LederDr Priscilla Leder2019-10-19T06:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/07/27/discussing-the-free-state-of-jones-with-keith-harris-the-rogue-historian/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/v.-bynum-1-e1564321130765.jpgV. Bynum (1)Dr. Victoria Bynum2019-07-29T13:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/a-north-carolina-community-in-crisis-1868-1869/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/kkk-in-nc-1870.jpgKKK in NC 1870KKK costumes in N.C., 1870. Engraving by US Marshall JG Hester. NY Public Library.2019-07-19T13:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/horse-thieves-and-cattle-rustlers-the-white-family-of-jones-county-mississippi/2021-04-13T20:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/04/21/the-lynching-of-roy-hammonds-bowling-green-missouri-1921/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/j.e.-mitchell-1921_crop.jpgj.e. mitchell 1921_cropSt. Louis Argus, May 20, 1921https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/kkk-and-liberty.jpgKKK and liberty"One Must Be Extinquished" The Chicago Defender, 31 Mar 1923https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/birth-of-a-nation-kkk.jpgMovie Poster For 'The Birth Of A Nation'The pro-Confederate movie Birth of a Nation, 1915, glorified the Ku Klux Klan and lynching as part of its "Lost Cause" version of the Civil Warhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/st__louis_post_dispatch_wed__may_4__1921_-1_crop.jpgSt__Louis_Post_Dispatch_Wed__May_4__1921_ (1)_cropSt Louis Post Dispatch, May 4, 19212019-04-21T15:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/victoria-bynum-to-discuss-hollywood-the-civil-war-and-the-free-state-of-jones-at-the-university-of-new-hampshire/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/fsoj-unh.jpgFSOJ UNH2019-04-01T15:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/dissent-desertion-and-unionism-in-the-confederate-south-my-interview-with-red-strings-maroons/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/rebel-deserters-coing-within-union-lines.jpgRebel deserters coming within union linesRebel Deserters Coming Within Union Lines. Harpers Weekly, July 16, 18642019-03-14T16:22:39+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/march-26-2019-the-university-of-central-arkansas-and-i-meet-to-view-and-discuss-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/victoria-bynum-flyer.jpgVictoria Bynum Flyer2019-03-01T14:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/10/11/tap-roots-1948-a-review-of-the-first-free-state-of-jones-movie/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/hattie-and-ruby2.pnghattie and rubyHattie McDaniel, "Mammy" in GWTW, and Rudy Dandridge, "Dabby" of Tap Roots, appearing together in the TV series "Beulah," during the early fifties.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/big-thicket1.jpgBig Thicket of Texashttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/james-street.jpgjames streethttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/plantation-belle-figurines.jpgplantation belle figurinesLike the ever-popular stereotype of "Mammy," plantation belle icons appear in every conceivable form.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/tap-roots-cover.jpgtap roots coverTap Roots, the novelhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/big-thicket.jpgBig Thicket of TexasBig Thicket of Texas2019-04-29T13:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/civil-war-letters-from-north-carolina-john-a-beaman-to-governor-vance/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/bynum-book-cover2.jpgThe Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its LegaciesTHE LONG SHADOW OF THE CIVIL WAR, forthcoming, UNC Press, Feb. 20102019-02-07T20:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/understanding-the-roots-of-the-free-state-of-jones-the-evolution-and-intersection-of-class-race-and-gender-over-time/2019-02-07T20:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/the-racially-ambiguous-family-of-diza-ann-maness-mcqueen-and-wilson-williams-2/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/margaretellenwilliams0013.jpgMargaretEllenWilliams001Margaret Ellen Williams, courtesy of Wallace E. Jarrellhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sampson-willimams0233.jpgEPSON scanner imageSampson Williams, courtesy of Wallace E. Jarrellhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dave-williams3.jpgDave WilliamsDavid Williams, courtesy of Wallace E. Jarrellhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/samps-williams-family0263.jpgSamps Williams Family026Sampson Williams Family, courtesy Wallace E. Jarrell2019-01-10T20:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2018/10/09/twitters-historians-at-the-movies-hatm-to-watch-free-state-of-jones-this-sunday/2018-10-09T14:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/the-family-origins-of-vernon-dahmer-civil-rights-activist/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/wilmer_watts.jpgCreated by Readiris, Copyright IRIS 2008Wilmer Watts Backstrom, granddaughter of Roxanne Craft, great-granddaughter of Charlie and Laura Barnes Craft. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dahmer_family-11.jpgDahmer_Family-1Vernon Dahmer's wife and children: seated left to right, George Weldon, Ellie J., Alvin; standing, left to right, Vernon Jr., Betty Ellen, Harold. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dahmer_family_21.jpgDahmer_Family_(2)Sons and daughters of George and Ellen Dahmer: seated, left to right, Vernon and Longino; standing, left to right, Elaine, Erlene, and Henrietta. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dahmer_vernon_sr.jpgDahmer,_Vernon_Sr.Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dahmer_vernon_western_union1.jpgDahmer,_Vernon_Western_UnionTelegram from President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson expressing sympathy for the family of Vernon Dahmer. Courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dahmer_grocery1.jpgDahmer_GroceryVernon Dahmer's grocery store, located on Monroe Road, 3.5 miles from the Jones County line. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/kelly_warren.jpgKelly,_WarrenWarren Kelly, son of Green Kelly and Sarah Kelly, father of Ellen Kelly Dahmer, grandfather of Vernon Dahmer. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/kelly_ellen_l.jpgKelly,_Ellen_L.Ellen Louvenia Kelly, wife of George Dahmer, mother of Vernon Dahmer, daughter of Warren and Henrietta McComb Kelly. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dahmer_george-2.jpgDahmer,_George-2George Washington Dahmer, father of Vernon Dahmer, son of Laura Barnes Craft and Peter Dahmer, stepson of Charlie Craft. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jrhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/craft_charlie_and_laura.jpgCraft,_Charlie_and_LauraCharlie and Laura Barnes Craft, grandparents of Vernon Dahmer. Photo courtesy of Vernon Dahmer, Jr.2021-03-17T22:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/why-im-excited-about-the-movie-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fsoj-girls.jpgfsoj girlshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/latest-movie-poster.jpglatest movie poster2018-10-08T13:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/did-jones-county-secede-from-the-confederacy/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/newt-knight.jpgnewt-knightNewt Knight, leader of the Knight Company guerrilla band2018-10-08T13:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/why-i-wrote-the-free-state-of-jones/2018-10-08T13:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/remembering-slavery-a-commentary-from-trinidad-and-tobago-newsday/2018-08-06T20:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/serena-knight-of-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/newt-knight-home3.jpgnewt knight homeNewt Knight's home, No date; women unidentified. Photo courtesy of Earle Knighthttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/newt-knight-home1.jpgnewt knight homeNewt Knight's home. Photo courtesy of Earle Knight. The women are unidentified.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/keri_russell_the_americans.jpgkeri_russell_the_americansKeri Russell, scene from The Americans, with an expression that Serena might have worn more than once during her long and conflicted life.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/keri-russell.jpgkeri russellKeri Russell2021-01-14T22:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/serena-knight/2018-07-18T11:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2018/07/06/revisiting-the-lyons-and-the-landrums-murder-and-its-consequences/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/log-cabin-2-sepia-x426.jpgLog cabin 2 sepia x426https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/renegsouth-landrum-charles-murder-5-wp-harris-x789.jpgRenegSouth - Landrum Charles murder 5 WP Harris x789W. P. Harris, lawyer for Thomas Lyons and son.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/renegsouth-landrum-charles-murder-2-article-1858-x5281.jpgRenegSouth - Landrum Charles murder 2 article 1858 x528https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/renegsouth-landrum-charles-murder-2-article-1858-x528.jpgRenegSouth - Landrum Charles murder 2 article 1858 x528https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/renegsouth-landrum-charles-murder-1-1860-census-x215.jpgRenegSouth - Landrum Charles murder 1 1860 census x2151860 federal manuscript census, Jones County, MS.2018-10-14T18:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/newt-knight-the-story-goes-on-forever-continued-mississippi-senator-blanche-k-bruce/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/2-heroes-of-colored-race-1-crop-edit-500.jpg2 Heroes of colored race 1-crop edit 500Blanche K. Bruce, Frederick Douglass, and Hiram R. Revels, "Heroes of the Colored Race," 1881 lithography (Library of Congress)https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/bruce-blanche-k-ms-senator-edit-500.jpgBruce Blanche K - MS Senator edit 500Senator Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi. (Library of Congress)2018-05-08T16:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/newt-knight-the-story-goes-on-forever-continued-southern-unionism-under-scrutiny/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/3-disloyalty-conscription-crop-edit-500.jpg3 Disloyalty - Conscription-crop edit 500Union loyalty standards, 1895https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/3-hanson-walters-pension-rejection-edit-500.jpg3 Hanson Walters - pension rejection - edit 500Hanson Walters, pension rejection2018-05-08T16:08:49+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/newt-knight-the-story-goes-on-forever/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/newt-knight.jpgNewt KnightNewt Knighthttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/1-senate-chamber-1877-crop-edit-500.jpg1 Senate Chamber 1877-crop edit 500U.S. Senate Chamber, 18772018-05-08T15:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/a-timely-visit-to-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/winter-bio.jpgwinter biohttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/12940978_10204475384083148_56940271_o.jpg12940978_10204475384083148_56940271_oStudying the original Newt Knight roster! Gov. Wm. Winter, Andy Mullins, Brother Rogers, Dorothy Knight Marsh, Kyle Baughman.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/joseph-hosey-kyle-baughman-brother-rogers-gov-winter-jasper-and-gatsy-collins-grave-site.jpgJoseph Hosey, Kyle Baughman, Brother Rogers, Gov. Winter. Jasper and Gatsy Collins grave site.Joseph Hosey, Kyle Baughman, Gov. Wim. Winter, gravesite of Jasper and Gatsy Powell Collins. Union, MS. Photo courtesy of Brother Rogers.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/joseph-hosey-brother-rogers-kyle-baughman.jpgjoseph Hosey, Brother Rogers, Kyle BaughmanJoseph Hosey, Brother Rogers, Kyle Baughman. Photo courtesy of Brother Rogershttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/brother-rogers-andy-mullins-gov-winter-collins-gravestone.jpgBrother Rogers, Andy Mullins, Gov. Winter, Collins gravestoneBrother Rogers, Andy Mullins, Gov. Wm. Winter, Gravesite of Jasper and Gatsy Collins, Union, MS. Photo courtesy of Brother Rogers.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/andy-gov-florence-dorothy-eunice-brother-soso.jpgAndy, gov., florence. dorothy, eunice. Brother, soso.Andy Mullins, Gov. Wm. Winter, Florence Knight Blaylock, Dorothy Knight Marsh, Eunice Smith, Brother Rogers, Soso, MS. Photo courtesy of Brother Rogers.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/andy-mullins-and-gov-wm-winter.jpgAndy Mullins and Gov. Wm. WinterAndy Mullins and Gov. Wm. Winter, Ellisville, MS. Photo courtesy of Brother Rogershttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/brother-rogers-andy-mullins-gov-winter-amos-deason-home.jpgBrother Rogers, Andy Mullins, Gov, Winter. Amos Deason homeBrother Rogers, Andy Mullins, Gov. Wm Winter at Amos Deason Home, Ellisville, MS. Photo courtesy of Brother Rogers2018-04-08T19:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2018/03/25/a-great-day-at-fourth-annual-conference-of-the-texas-center-for-working-class-studies/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/warren-jacob-collins.jpgwarren jacob collinsWarren Jacob Collinshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/keynote-tx-working-class-conference.jpgkeynote TX Working Class conferenceKeynote Address, Texas Center for Working Class Studies Conference. Photo by Rebecca Sharplesshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/with-collinses-collin-college.jpgwith Collinses, Collin CollegeGregg Andrews, Vikki Bynum, Claude Ann Collins, and J. Robert Collinshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/screenshot-2018-2-23-11624-18pb-txcntr-for-wrkclss-stud-pstr-02-08-18-pdf-e1519416537515.pngScreenshot-2018-2-23 11624-18PB TXCntr for WrkClss Stud Pstr 02 08 18 pdf2018-04-01T00:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/part-3-yvonne-bivins-on-the-history-of-rachel-knight/2021-04-13T01:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/noted-civil-war-historian-dr-victoria-bynum-to-host-screening-of-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/bynum-flyer.jpgBynum-FlyerCourtesy University of Alabama2018-03-24T13:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/free-state-of-jones-spotlighted-by-national-humanities-alliance-as-exemplary-neh-sponsored-work/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/nehforall_computer_button.jpgNEHforAll_computer_buttonhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/nehforall_button_02-15-18.pngNEHforAll_button_02.15.182018-03-18T23:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/victoria-bynum-is-keynote-speaker-at-4th-annual-conference-of-texas-center-for-working-class-studies/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/screenshot-2018-2-23-11624-18pb-txcntr-for-wrkclss-stud-pstr-02-08-18-1-pdf.pngScreenshot-2018-2-23 11624-18PB TXCntr for WrkClss Stud Pstr 02 08 18-1 pdf2018-02-23T20:37:57+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/project-muse-the-free-state-of-jones-a-roundtable/2018-01-06T06:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/11/01/landrums-in-gray-blue-conflicting-loyalties-in-piney-woods-mississippi-part-3/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/tucker-john-death-record-x700.jpgTucker John - Death record - x700Death record of John Tuckerhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/landrum-thomas-headstone-x700.jpgLandrum Thomas - Headstone - x700Grave of Thomas Landrum https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/full-page-of-albany-journal-10-april-1865.pngFull page of Albany journal 10 april 1865The Albany Journal celebrates the Union's victory, 10 April 1865. Cowan's Auction, Public Domainhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/landrum-thomas-pension-form-x700.jpgLandrum Thomas - Pension form - x700Notification of pension approval for Thomas Landrum2018-12-28T21:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/landrums-in-gray-blue-conflicting-loyalties-in-piney-woods-mississippi-part-2/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/smallpox-2-x700.jpgSmallpox 2 - x700https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/landrum-thos-1st-no-enlistment-x700.jpgLandrum Thos - 1st NO enlistment - x700Thomas Landrum enlistment in U.S. Army, 1st New Orleans Infantryhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/fort-pike-x700.jpgFort Pike- x700Fort Pike, Louisiana2018-10-08T12:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/col-robert-lowrys-raid-on-the-knight-company/2018-07-03T01:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/landrums-in-gray-blue-conflicting-loyalties-in-piney-woods-mississippi/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/vicksburg-battle-wikipedia-x700.jpgVicksburg battle - Wikipedia - x700The Battle of Vicksburghttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/landrum-jesse-1850-census-x700.jpgLandrum Jesse - 1850 census- x700https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/log-cabin-x700.jpgLog cabin - x700A Log cabin typical of the 19th century piney woods2021-01-17T09:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/revisiting-the-free-state-of-jones-in-blacksburg-virginia/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/the-lyric-theatre-blacksburg.jpgthe-lyric-theatre-blacksburgThe Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg, VA.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/birth-of-a-nation-kkk.jpgMovie Poster For 'The Birth Of A Nation'Movie poster advertises 'The Birth of a Nation' directed by D.W. Griffith, 1915.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/with-sherree-tannen-blacksburg-va-1.jpgwith Sherree Tannen, Blacksburg, VA (1)Vikki Bynum and Sherree Tannen, in front of the Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg, VA2017-10-16T05:58:52+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/free-screening-author-presentation-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/va-center-civil-war-studies.jpgva center civil war studies2017-10-04T01:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/lecture-announcement-the-free-state-of-jones-the-politics-of-race-class-and-memory/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/so-ark-logo.pngso ark logo2017-09-06T14:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/let-us-speak-of-what-we-have-done/2017-08-22T15:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/05/11/camp-morton-a-black-and-damning-trail/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/camp-morton-plaque.jpgcamp morton plaqueCamp Morton Plaque. Photo by Chuck Shoemake https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/camp-morton-chart-21.jpgCamp morton chart 2@copyright Chuck Shoemakehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/camp-morton-chart-2.jpgcamp morton chart 2@copyright Chuck Shoemakehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/camp-morton-chart-1.jpgcamp morton chart 1copyright Chuck Shoemakehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/camp-morton-monument.jpgcamp morton monumentMonument to Soldiers who died at Camp Morton POW camp, Indianapolis, IN. Photo by Chuck Shoemake2020-06-05T00:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/the-ku-klux-klan-in-post-civil-war-north-carolina/2017-08-19T17:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/07/02/martha-wheeler-eye-witness-to-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/slave-narratives-mississippi.jpgslave narratives mississippihttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/birth-of-nation-mulatta.jpgbirth of nation mulattaMary Alden in blackface as the dangerously seductive Mulatta, Lydia Brown, in Birth of a Nation, 1915. W. D. Griffiths.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/gone_with_the_wind_film_poster_original.jpgGone_With_The_Wind_film_poster_originalThe greatest Lost Cause extravaganza ever: Gone With the Wind (1939).https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/serena-and-rachel.jpgserena and rachelKeri Russell and Gugu MBatha Raw as Serena Knight and Rachel Knight in "The Free State of Jones," STX Entertainment (2016)https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/newt-and-rachel.jpgnewt and rachelMatthew McConaughey and Gugu MBatha-Raw as Newt and Rachel, "The Free State of Jones," STX Entertainment (2016)2020-03-02T19:40:37+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/ian-mcdowell-on-the-true-historical-heritage-of-civil-war-north-carolina/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/decorative-lines-3_large.pngdecorative-lines-3_large2017-11-24T21:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/04/15/the-free-state-of-jones-in-virginia-mississippi-and-china/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/free-state-of-jones-chinese2.jpgfree state of jones chineseThe Free State of Jones blog.yam.com/krantas www.facebook.com/krantasb1oghttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/free-state-of-jones-chinese1.jpgfree state of jones chinesehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/imagejpeg_0.jpgimagejpeg_0Dinner in Lynchburg with host Adam Dean https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/img_1550-e1491856508751.jpgIMG_1550Eunice Smith, Deborah Smith, Vikki Bynumhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/southern-quarterly.jpgSoQ 54.2 cover 2017.02.28.inddThe Southern Quarterly , vol 54, No. 2, Winter 2017https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/imagejpeg_01.jpgimagejpeg_0(1)Victoria Bynum, Lynchburg College, April 5, 20172017-04-16T00:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/announcement-my-upcoming-presentation-on-the-free-state-of-jones-at-lynchburg-college-lynchburg-virginia/2018-05-07T22:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/02/25/my-upcoming-talks-about-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/lynchburg-college.jpglynchburg-collegehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mccallie-school.jpgmccallie-schoolhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/tucson-festival-of-books.jpgtucson-festival-of-books2017-04-14T04:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/exploring-the-many-facets-of-mixed-race-identity/2017-02-13T00:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/charles-blow-blows-his-horn-in-the-new-york-times/2017-01-16T14:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/dorothy-knight-marsh-from-cotton-fields-to-mission-fields-the-story-of-anna-knight/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/dorothy-marsh-book-back.jpgdorothy-marsh-book-backBack side of bookhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/15325207_1800484753557561_3548347441043805806_o.jpgDorothy Knight MarshDorothy Knight Marsh was born in Soso, Mississippi, and was raised and educated outside of Mississippi. After a career as a business woman, she and her husband retired from the active life in Washington, D.C., and returned to her birthplace. She is involved in serving the history of Anna Knight and Knight Family Legacy, speaking at churches, organizations, and universities. Marsh is the mother of three daughters, one surviving daughter, and a grandson.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/dorothy-knight-marsh-1.jpgdorothy-knight-marsh-1Dorothy Knight Marshhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/dorothy-marsh-book.jpgdorothy-marsh-bookFrom Cotton Fields to Mission Fields, by Dorothy Knight Marsh, 20162017-02-26T00:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/prepare-for-the-movie-free-state-of-jones-with-these-two-books-by-victoria-bynum/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/fsj-cover.jpgcover of book, Free State of Jones2017-01-01T23:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/kill-or-be-killed-bill-owenss-guerrilla-war/2016-12-18T21:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/italian-edition-of-the-free-state-of-jones-released-by-edizioni-piemme-spa/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/img_1479-2.jpgitalian edition of FSOJThe Free State of Jones by Victoria Bynum. Piemme Press.2016-12-12T14:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/book-in-progress-southern-communities-at-war/2016-11-17T23:19:21+00:00weekly0.6https://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/rediscovering-the-haunts-of-newt-knight/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/leaf-river.jpgleaf-riverThe Leaf River, where Newt Knight and his band of men hid out during the Civil War2018-11-01T11:49:45+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/where-is-deserters-den-located/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/newt-knight-001.jpgNewt Knight 001Newt Knight by VB2016-10-29T23:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/do-labels-determine-our-racial-identity-a-guest-post-by-chuck-shoemake/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/map.pngmaphttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/slaves-in-the-dismal.jpgslaves-in-the-dismalSlaves in the Great Dismalhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/dismal-swamp.jpgdismal-swampThe Great Dismal Swamp2018-02-22T19:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/race-and-the-one-drop-rule-in-the-post-reconstruction-south/2016-10-10T20:37:43+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/the-one-drop-rule-revisited-mary-ann-mcqueen-of-montgomery-county-morth-carolina/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/john-milton-rich.jpgJohn Milton RichJohn Milton Rich, Photo courtesy of Wallace E. Jarrellhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/mary-ann-williams-rich-1.jpgMary Ann Williams Rich 1Mary Ann McQueen Rich, photo courtesy of Wallace E. Jarrell2016-10-10T20:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/with-free-state-of-jones-hollywoods-civil-war-comes-closer-to-historys-who-we-were-zocalo-public-square/2016-11-05T23:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/revisiting-mississippis-free-state-of-jones-a-photo-essay/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/with-timothy-brownlee-usm-forum-9-13-161.jpgwith-timothy-brownlee-usm-forum-9-13-16With Timothy D. Brownlee, USM Forum Booksigning, 9-13-16https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/royce-breazeale-family1.jpgroyce-breazeale-familyRoyce Breazeale, Vikki Bynum, Margie .Breazeale, Lesia Breazeale Jones. Ellisville, MS, 9-16-16https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/emma-strong-w-horn.jpgemma-strong-w-hornEmma Strong, displaying the horn her family's tradition holds was owned by Newt Knight during the Civil War. Soso, MS, 9-15-16.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/14292308_10208915776190574_2209718223006557897_n.jpgHome of Florence Blaylock, 9-15-16Florence Blaylock, Vikki Bynum, Olga Nelson, Dorothy Marsh. Soso, MS, 9-15-16https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/14369921_10208915775470556_4884219025705414250_n.jpg14369921_10208915775470556_4884219025705414250_nL to R: Flo Wyatt, Gregg Andrews, Kyle Baughman, Dessa Knight, Jeannette Smith, Emma Strong. Soso, MS, 9-15-16https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/14291917_10205521795242818_4427947689982443064_n.jpgUSM Forum booksigningA lovely lady from the Valentine-Coats family line, USM, 9-13-16https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/img_1913.jpgimg_1913End of Evening: JCJC Prez. Jesse Smith, Gregg Andrews, Vikki Bynum, Honorable Charles and Mrs, Pickering, Honors Director Julie Atwood, Ellisville, MS, 9-14-16https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/jcjc-discussion-fsoj-3.jpgjcjc-discussion-fsoj-3Meet and greet with students following Jones County Junior college presentationhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/usm-forum-ed-friedlander-vikki.jpgusm-forum-ed-friedlander-vikkiwith Dr. Ed Friedlander at USM forum booksigning, 9-13-16 https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/usm-forum-douglas-bristol-vikki-bynum.jpgusm-forum-douglas-bristol-vikki-bynumWith Prof. Douglas Bristol at USM Forum booksigning, 9-13-162017-02-01T21:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/the-movie-free-state-of-jones-makes-its-debut/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fsoj-kerry-cahill.jpgfsoj kerry cahillKerry Cahill, "Mary," Free State of Jones. Premiere, June 21, 2016, Los Angeles, CA. https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/img_1248.jpgIMG_1248Victoria Bynum and Thomas Francis Murphy, "Elias Hood," Free State of Jones. Premiere, June 21, 2016, Los Angeles, CA.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fsoj-frosts-gregg.jpgfsoj frosts, greggHenry Frost, hospital orderly in Free State of Jones, with Eileen Frost and Gregg Andrews. Premiere, June 21, 2016, Los Angeles, CA.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fsoj-bill-tangradi.jpgfsoj bill tangradiBill Tangradi (center, in grey suit), "Lt. Barbour" in Free State of Jones. Premiere, June 21, 2016, Los Angeles, CA.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fsoj-cooksey-linz.jpgfsoj cooksey & linzMark Lintz and Cade Cooksey, Coleman brothers in Free State of Jones. Premiere, June 21, 2016, Los Angeles, CAhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fsoj-cade-cooksey.jpgfsoj cade cookseyVictoria Bynum with Cade Cooksey, Sil Coleman in movie "Free State of Jones." Premiere, June 21, 2016, Los Angeles, CA2016-08-31T20:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/white-farm-women-protest-confederate-abuse-the-north-carolina-civil-war-home-front/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/women-bread-rioters.jpgwomen bread riotersRichmond Bread Riothttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/unionist-woman-with-gun.jpgunionist woman with gunMartha Sheets didn't go this far in threatening Sheriff Saunders, but she appeared ready to if necessary.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/woman-farmer-civil-war.jpgwoman farmer civil warA farm woman during the Civil War2016-08-28T11:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/08/20/lecture-forum-series-set-for-university-of-southern-mississippi-first-up-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/usm-forum-ad.jpgUSM forum ad2016-08-21T13:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/getting-ready-to-speak-on-the-free-state-of-jones-in-hartford-connecticut/2017-07-14T13:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/tracing-south-mississippis-inner-civil-war-through-documents/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/deserters.jpgdesertershttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/civil-war-deserter-1861-granger.jpgcivil-war-deserter-1861-grangerDeserters of the Confederacy, 18612018-02-04T01:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/07/18/ye-oldest-native-speaks-jasper-j-collins-1913/2021-02-23T15:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/review-of-lone-star-unionism-by-jim-schmidt-moderator-of-civil-war-medicine-and-writing/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/e84f3-lone2bstar.jpge84f3-lone2bstar2016-07-05T21:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/the-free-state-of-jones/2016-07-13T02:07:18+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/guest-review-of-movie-free-state-of-jones-by-sherree-tannen/2016-07-04T11:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/free-state-of-jones-and-historical-accuracy/2016-07-10T23:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/hear-my-2015-interview-about-the-free-state-of-jones-at-2-3-pm-today/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/13346829_10204901412933648_6405145626844838032_n.jpgDr. G and the Mudcatshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/rag-radio.jpgRag RadioRag Radio, with host Thorne Dreyer2019-04-20T14:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/phebe-crook-and-the-inner-civil-war-in-north-carolina/2016-06-05T01:25:46+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/marszalek-lecture-to-feature-texas-historian-victoria-bynum/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/booksigning-marszalek.jpgbooksigning marszaleksigning books after the lecturehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/with-jamie-shows.jpgwith jamie showsJamie Shows and Victoria Bynum, booksigning for Free State of Joneshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/with-brother-rogers.jpgwith brother rogersWilliam "Brother" Rogers, associate director of the Stennis Center for Public Service, and Victoria Bynum at pre-lecture dinner, March 17, 2015 https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/with-gregg-and-marszaleks.jpgwith gregg and marszaleksJohn Marszalek, Victoria Bynum, Gregg Andrews, Jeanne Marszalekhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/marrszalek-lecturers-and-5-others.jpgmarrszalek lecturers and 5 othersDean Lori Bruce, John Marszalek, Dean Frances Coleman, speaker Gracjan Kraszewski, speaker Victoria Bynum, Jeanne Marszalek, Ryan Semmes2016-05-29T16:13:27+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/an-american-family-the-multiracial-knight-community/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/jeffrey-and-ella-knight-family.jpgjeffrey-and-ella-knight-familySerena Knight as an old woman, seated with her mixed-race kinfolk. 2017-11-28T17:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/free-state-of-jones-trailer-2/2016-05-30T00:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/where-to-find-the-history-of-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/fsoj-ebook.jpgFsoJ ebook2016-05-23T15:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/alzada-courtney-of-the-free-state-of-jones-she-defended-her-home-with-a-fence-rail/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/volume-1-2nd-ed.jpgVOLUME 1-2nd EDEllisville, Mississippi: A Testament to our Ancestors2016-05-23T15:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/a-new-glimpse-of-the-cinematic-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/fsoj-andrews-bynum-1.jpgTHE FREE STATE OF JONESConfederate officer (Gregg Andrews) and hospital nurse (Victoria Bynum)https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/fsoj-ross-bynum.jpgTHE FREE STATE OF JONESBTS: Director Gary Ross with author and historian Victoria Bynum (author of "The Free State of Jones")2016-05-23T15:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/08/30/victoria-bynum-to-speak-on-the-free-state-of-jones-at-the-lauren-rogers-museum/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/lauren_rogers_museum.jpgThe Lauren Rogers Museum, Laurel,Mississippi2016-05-23T15:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/about/why-i-wrote-the-free-state-of-jones/2021-02-16T23:10:59+00:00weekly0.6https://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/the-free-state-of-jones-on-audiobook-listen-here-to-mahershala-alis-stirring-narrative/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/audible-twitter.jpgaudible 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Joneshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/chowan-group.jpgchowan grouphttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/wintontriangle-backintyme.jpgwintontriangle backintymeThe Winton Triangle2016-05-04T17:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/release-of-free-state-of-jones-by-duckworth-publishers-uk-london/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/fsoj-uk.jpgFSOJ UK2016-03-25T11:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/did-slaves-and-deserters-make-common-cause-during-the-civil-war/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/the-free-state-of-jones-matthew-mcconaughey-and-mahershala-ali-ew-pic1.jpgThe-Free-State-of-Jones-Matthew-McConaughey-and-Mahershala-Ali-EW-picMatthew McConaughey as Newt Knight; Mahershala Ali as Moses Washington. From the movie Free State of Joneshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/the-free-state-of-jones-matthew-mcconaughey-and-mahershala-ali-ew-pic.jpgThe-Free-State-of-Jones-Matthew-McConaughey-and-Mahershala-Ali-EW-picMatthew McConaughey and Mahershali Ali, scene from The Free State of Joneshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/mahershala-ali_a312693_jpg_640x480_upscale_q90.jpgmahershala-ali_a312693_jpg_640x480_upscale_q90Mahershala Ali2016-03-18T16:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/an-important-archival-discovery-1864-letter-describes-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_18641-e1457728556975.jpgIMG_1864[1]2016-07-03T17:10:42+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/mahershala-ali-narrates-free-state-of-jones-movie-edition-for-audible-books/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/free-state-of-jones-mahershala-ali-matthew-mcconaughey.jpgfree-state-of-jones-mahershala-ali-matthew-mcconaugheyMahershala Ali and Matthew McConaughey, scene from movie, The Free State of Jones.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/ali-mcconaughey.jpgali mcconaugheyScene from Free State of Jones movie2016-03-11T04:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/the-free-state-of-jones-my-keynote-address-to-the-mississippi-historical-society/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/mhs-booksigning.jpgMHS booksigningVictoria Bynum signing books, Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Historical Society, March 4, 2016https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/mhs-talk.jpgMHS talkVictoria Bynum addressing the Mississippi Historical Society, March 4, 20162016-03-10T16:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/announcements-whats-new-on-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/scwh.pngscwhhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/free-state-of-jones-poster-md.jpgfree-state-of-jones-poster-mdhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/ms-hist-soc.jpgms hist sochttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/uk-fsoj.jpgUK fsojhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/newton-knight.jpgNewton KnightNewton Knight2016-03-10T02:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/the-free-state-of-jones-movie-to-be-released-may-13-2016/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/free-state-of-jones-poster-2.jpgfree-state-of-jones-poster 2The Free State of Jones Movie poster2016-03-10T02:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/newt-knight-vs-the-us-court-of-claims/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/newt-knight-claim.jpgNewt Knight vs the U.S. Court of Claimscover page of Newt Knight's final petition to Congress, 18942016-02-29T16:51:45+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/documents-on-the-shelton-laurel-massacre-from-the-north-carolina-state-archives/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/james-a-keith-reward1.gifjames-a-keith-reward1https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/james-a-keith-reward.gifjames-a-keith-reward2019-05-09T02:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/simeon-collins-an-important-family-link-between-mississippi-and-texas/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/l-to-r-lucinda-jane-sis-sumrall-collins-addie-capps-howard-frances-amanda-collins-capps-archie-t-howard-holding-thomas-ray-howard-5-generations-copy.jpgL to R-Lucinda Jane (Sis) Sumrall Collins, Addie Capps Howard, Frances Amanda Collins Capps, Archie T Howard holding Thomas Ray Howard -5 generations - CopyFive generations, L to R: Lucinda Jane (Sis) Sumrall Collins, Addie Capps Howard, Frances Amanda Collins Capps, Archie T. Howard holding Thomas Ray Howard -5 generations -https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/lucinda-jane-sumrall-collins-001.jpgLucinda Jane Sumrall Collins 001Lucinda Jane Sumrall Collins, wife of Morgan Columbus Collins, the son of Simeon and Lydia Bynum Collins. Lucinda was the daughter of Harmon Levi Sumrall and the niece of William Wesley Sumrall, both of who, like Simeon Collins, were Civil War Unionists from Jones County, Mississippi. Harmon Levi supported the Knight Band, of which Simeon and Wm. Wesley were members.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/eler-capps-john-henry-capps-frances-amanda-collins-capps.jpgEler Capps, John Henry Capps, Frances Amanda Collins CappsL to r: Eler Capps, John Henry Capps, Frances Amanda Collins Capps. Eler was the older sister of Addie Capps. The firstborn child of John Henry and Frances Amanda Collins Capps, Eler contracted scarlet fever at 8 months, which left her deaf. https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/1st-row-l-r-lucinda-jane-sis-sumrall-collins-frances-amanda-collins-2nd-row-addie-capps-howard-holding-thomas-ray-howard-archie-thomas-howard.jpg1st row L-R Lucinda Jane (Sis) Sumrall Collins, Frances Amanda Collins, 2nd row Addie Capps Howard, holding Thomas Ray Howard, Archie Thomas Howard1st row, l to r: Lucinda Jane (Sis) Sumrall Collins, Frances Amanda Collins. 2nd row, l to r: Addie Capps Howard holding Thomas Ray Howard, Archie Thomas Howard. 2020-11-09T00:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/lone-star-unionism-warren-j-collins-profiled-in-new-civil-war-anthology/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/lone-star-unionism.jpgLone Star UnionismLone Star Unionism, Edited by Jesus F. de la Teja2020-01-02T23:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/here-it-is-the-official-free-state-of-jones-movie-trailer/2016-05-10T14:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/announcing-the-movie-edition-of-the-book-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/fsoj-for-blog.jpgFSOJ for bloghttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/amazon-fsoj.jpgamazon FSOJhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/fsoj-movie-edition.jpgFSOJ movie edition2016-01-20T14:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/the-inner-civil-war-in-montgomery-co-n-c/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/hulins-lovejoy-cemetery.jpgGrave of three Hulin brothers, murdered Jan. 28, 1865 for refusing to serve the ConfederacyTriple grave of William, John, and Jesse Hulin, Troy, NChttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/caroline-hulin-sons.jpgCaroline Hulin & sons, clockwise from left: Alan Winborn; John Willson; Jesse LeeWidow and sons of Jesse Hulin, killed by vigilantes for refusing to fight for the Confederacy2021-02-18T00:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/civil-rights-martyr-vernon-dahmer-sr-to-be-honored-by-mississippi-legislature/2016-01-15T18:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/the-multiracial-knight-women-during-the-20th-century/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/anna-knight.jpgAnna KnightAnna Knight of Oakwood Collegehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/lessie-grace-knight.jpgLessie & Grace KnightLessie and Grace Knight, sisters, circa 1930s2020-10-05T02:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/newt-knight-vs-the-u-s-court-claims-revisited-montgomery-blackwells-deposition/2018-10-08T11:42:37+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/12/30/2015-in-review/2015-12-30T14:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/the-legacy-of-amos-mclemores-civil-war-murder-20th-century-family-stories/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/amos-deason-home2.jpgAmos Deason homeAmos Deason Home, site of Maj. Amos McLemore's murder, Ellisville, MS. Photo by Victoria Bynumhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/amos-deason-home1.jpgAmos deason homehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/amos-deason-home.jpgAmos deason home2015-12-07T02:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/11/23/the-potential-of-the-free-state-of-jones/2016-04-09T15:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/from-legend-to-history-to-film-the-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/movie-still-knight-band.jpgmovie still knight bandFree State of Jones, the movie2016-01-10T16:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/free-people-of-color-in-old-virginia-the-morris-family-of-gloucester-county-a-case-study/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/exterior_view_ruins_of_rosewell_plantation_gloucester_county_virginia.jpgExterior_view_ruins_of_Rosewell_Plantation_Gloucester_County_VirginiaRosewell Plantation Ruins, Gloucester Co. Built in 1725 for planter Mann Page, this mansion of Flemish bond brickwork was patterned after the elaborate London homes of the era.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/640px-map_of_virginia_highlighting_gloucester_county_svg.png640px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Gloucester_County_svgMap of Virginia highlighting Gloucester Countyhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/servants-plot-marker.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAServants Plot Markerhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/abingdon_episcopal_church_white_marsh_gloucester_county_virginia_by_frances_benjamin_johnston.jpgAbingdon_Episcopal_Church_White_Marsh_Gloucester_County_Virginia_by_Frances_Benjamin_JohnstonAbingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, Gloucester County, Donated by Frances Benjamin Johnston.2016-09-27T05:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/free-negroes-and-mulattoes-of-gloucester-county-and-the-tidewater-area-of-virginia-prior-to-1800-2/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/matthew-t-driver.jpgMatthew T DriverMatthew T. Driverhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/john-driver-children.jpgJohn Driver ChildrenChildren of Margaret Ann Morris and John Driverhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/margaret-morris-driver.jpgMargaret MORRIS DriverMargaret Morris Driver, daughter of Elijah Morris, wife of John Driver.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/sam-and-sarah-driver.jpgSam and Sarah DRIVERSamuel "Squire" Driver, 1815-1872, and Sarah "Sally" Driver (maiden name unknown), 1815-18722021-03-06T23:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/part-two-review-of-sally-jenkins-and-john-stauffer-state-of-jones/2016-02-22T23:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/photos-of-free-state-of-jones-lecture-at-the-lauren-rogers-museum-of-art/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/12000860_974299212632405_2657289530517711973_o.jpg12000860_974299212632405_2657289530517711973_oFollowing my talk, with Joseph Hosey, Gregg Andrews, and Johnny Pool of Ellisville.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/12015218_10205427865391729_7010761569438764907_o.jpg12015218_10205427865391729_7010761569438764907_oThe night before the talk: an evening at the home of Florence Knight Blaylock and Gene Blaylock of Soso. With Dorothy Knight Marsh on far right.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/terrica-n-vikki-andersondeason.jpgterrica n vikki, andersonDeasonAt the Anderson-Deason store in Ellisville, with store clerk and Knight descendant Terrica Knight-Hatton.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/11950260_974299365965723_3827518470650949545_o.jpg11950260_974299365965723_3827518470650949545_oGregg and I with Kyle Baughman and Joseph Hosey---see them in the movie!---at the Lauren Rogers Museumhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/lauren-rogers-museum.jpglauren rogers museumThe beautiful Lauren Rogers Museum, Laurel, Mississippihttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/bill-harris-vikki-gregg-lr-museum.jpgBill harris, vikki, gregg, LR MuseumGregg and I with William Harris (on the left), the evening's photographerhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/dorothy-knight-marsh.jpgdorothy knight marshDorothy Knight Marsh, descendant of Newt and Rachel, received spontaneous applause from the audience after she eloquently spoke of the Knight community today.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/lrm-audience.jpgLRM audienceThere's nothing like having your husband seated in the front row . . . .https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/newt-rosters-1870.jpgnewt rosters 1870Newt Knight's roster of men like you've never seen it before!https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/vikki-newt-matt.jpgLR Museum: vikki, newt, mattNewt and Matthew: the audience appreciated the resemblance!2015-09-24T03:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/announcement-new-photos-from-descendants-of-the-collins-sumrall-and-bynum-families/2016-03-27T21:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/whats-in-a-marriage-bynums-on-both-sides-of-the-civil-war-divide/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/john-hall-bynum.jpgJohn Hall BynumJohn Hall Bynum, brother of William A. Bynum and late-nineteenth century clerk of the Jones County Court.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/william-a-bynum-family-001_crop.jpgWilliam A. Bynum family 001_cropFront row: Sophronia Tisdale Bynum and William A. Bynum. back row: Aden G. , Wm. Washington, Annie, Bessie, Leon S., and Ina Bynum.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bynum-brothers.jpgBynum brothersGrandsons of Benjamin F. Bynum and Peggy Collins Bynum. Front row: Alec, Charlie, Boston, Shubert. Back row: Marvin, Ben, Darling, Walter.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/peggy-collins-bynum.jpgPeggy Collins BynumMargaret "Peggy" Collins, wife of Benjamin Franklin Bynum. Photo courtesy of Ruth Anderson.2021-02-09T02:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/new-documents-on-col-robert-lowrys-raid-on-jones-county-mississippi/2017-11-06T18:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/reminder-catch-me-on-rag-radio-2-3-pm-today/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/everyone1.jpgeveryone2015-07-24T00:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/06/22/racial-violence-history-and-the-debate-over-the-confederate-flag/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/confederate-flag.jpgconfederate flag2016-06-11T22:38:39+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/gary-b-sanders-confederate-conflict-in-jackson-county-alabama/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/img_0013.jpgIMG_0013Scene from Jackson County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Gary B. Sandershttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/blowing-cave-with-desc.jpgBlowing cave with desc.Photo courtesy of Gary B. Sandershttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/joseph-sanders-burial-ground.jpgJoseph Sanders burial groundPhoto courtesy of Gary B. Sandershttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/joseph-sanders-gravestone.jpgJoseph Sanders gravestoneJoseph Sanders gravestone, photo by Gary B. Sanders2020-11-18T20:47:49+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/confessions-of-a-small-town-texas-gadfly/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/radical-history-teeshirt.jpgVikki Bynum in radical history teeshirtVikki Bynum, wearing her Radical History T-shirt in 1986.2015-07-02T00:06:35+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/collins-family-unionism-mississippi-to-texas/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/big-thicket-wikimedia1.jpgBig Thicket WikimediaThe Big Thicket of East Texas2021-01-03T01:42:59+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/moncure-conway-southern-abolitionist/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/collins_jasper_face.jpgCollins_Jasper_(face)Jasper J. Collins, Civil War Unionist, New South Populist and Universalist. Photo courtesy of Constance Bradley.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/caroline-hulin-sons.jpgCaroline Hulin & sonsA Wesleyan-Methodist family from the N.C. Quaker Belt: Caroline Hulin and sons. Husband and father Jesse Hulin was martyred during the Civil War for his refusal to serve the Confederacy. 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March 21, 2010.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/img_36341.jpgIMG_36342015-05-21T19:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/sondra-yvonne-bivins-on-the-family-line-of-harriet-carter-ward/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/ward-and-knight-family-1999.jpgWard and Knight Family 1999Photos From brochure of Ward and Knight Family Reunion, 19992017-06-08T13:24:20+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/ingrid-leverett-responds-to-state-of-jones-by-sally-jenkins-and-john-stauffer/2015-05-17T23:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/symposium-april-5-2014-lone-star-unionism-and-dissent-presented-by-the-center-for-the-study-of-the-southwest-texas-state-university/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/unionism-symposium-image.jpgUnionism symposium image2015-05-14T22:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/rebels-against-the-confederacy-mississippis-free-state-of-jones/2015-05-13T16:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/john-m-baylis-the-confederate-side-of-jones-county/2015-05-13T15:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/speaking-about-southern-unionists-and-mixed-race-people-a-report-and-an-announcement/2015-05-13T14:55:59+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/harmon-levi-and-william-wesley-sumrall-unionist-brothers-in-the-free-state-of-jones/2018-11-01T22:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/society-of-civil-war-historians-scwh-to-meet-june-12-16/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/bynum-studio-20083-e1339530852636.jpgBynum studio 2008https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/bynum-studio-2008.jpgBynum studio 20082015-05-04T23:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/thomas-p-maness-civil-war-dissenter-from-moore-county-north-carolina/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/nc-map-moore-county.jpgNC map Moore CountyShaded area, including upper Moore County, NC, was a principle area of Unionist activity.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/nc-map1.jpgNC Maphttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/nc-map.jpgNC MapNC "Quaker Belt", including the Randolph County Area of which Moore County was a parthttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/maness-essay.jpgmaness essayhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/bryan-tyson.jpgBryan TysonOne of the leading opponents of secession from Moore County was Bryan Tyson, author of The Southern States . . . . Our Sectional Troubleshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/thomas-p-manus.pngThomas P. ManusThomas P. Maness. Photo courtesy of Lacy A. Garner2015-04-27T06:46:21+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/jasper-collins-and-the-ellisville-patriot/2021-03-03T18:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/the-battle-of-corinth-early-origins-of-the-knight-band-to-be-portrayed-in-movie-free-state-of-jones/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/christopher-berry.jpgchristopher berryChristopher Berryhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sean-bridgers.jpgsean bridgershttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/matt-mc-action-shot.jpgmatt mc action shotMatt McConaughey as Newt Knight2016-09-11T21:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/southerners-against-slavery-wesleyan-methodists-in-montgomery-county-north-carolina/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/caroline-hulin.jpgCaroline HulinCaroline Moore Hulin of Montgomery Co, N.C. Wesleyan Methodist and Antislavery Unionist.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/adam-crooks.jpgAdam CrooksRev. Adam Crooks (1824-1874)2016-06-28T13:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/yvonne-bivins-on-the-ainsworth-smith-knight-connection/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/ainsworth_cousins.jpgDescendants of Lucy Ainsworth, courtesy of Yvonne BivinsPresent-day descendants of Lucy Jane Ainsworth: l to r, Yvonne Bivins, Flo Wyatt, Vicki Knight, Anita Williamshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/ainsworth_family.jpgainsworth_familyhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/lucys_sons.jpgSons of Lucy AinsworthLucy's sons: standing, l to r: Wilder Knight & Warren Smith. Sitting l to r: Louis Smith & Quillie Anderson2019-08-16T16:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/the-healing-by-jonathan-odell-a-review-2/2015-02-13T14:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/more-on-gugu-mbatha-raw-as-rachel-knight-in-the-free-state-of-jones/2015-04-13T05:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/newspaper-reports-on-col-robert-lowrys-raid-on-the-mississippi-piney-woods/2015-02-04T01:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/gugu-mbatha-raw-to-play-rachel-knight-in-free-state-of-jones-movie/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/gugu-mbatha-raw.jpggugu mbatha rawGugu Mbatha-Rawhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/gugu-mbatha-raw31.jpggugu mbatha raw3https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/gugu-mbatha-raw2.jpggugu mbatha raw2Gugu Mbatha-Rawhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/gugu-mbatha-raw3.jpggugu mbatha raw3Gugu Mbatha-Raw2015-02-16T01:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/part-2-yvonne-bivins-on-the-history-of-rachel-knight/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/knight_martha_ann.jpgKnight,_Martha_AnnMartha Ann Knight, daughter of Rachel Knight and probably Newt Knight. Collection of Yvonne Bivins.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/knight_cleo.jpgKnight,_CleoCleo Knight Garraway, daughter of John Howard Knight, son of George Ann Knight. Collection of Yvonne Bivins.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/serena-knight.jpgSerena KnightSerena Knight in old age. Collection of Yvonne Bivins.https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/knight_george_ann3.jpgKnight,_George_Ann(3)George Ann Knight, daughter of Rachel Knight. 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Robert Lowry, Jackie Knight cemetery2015-01-24T00:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/setting-the-record-straight-for-professor-stauffer/2015-01-20T20:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/the-jones-county-home-of-william-harrison-mauldin-a-civil-war-memory/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/harrison-mauldin-home.jpgharrison Mauldin homeWm Harrison Mauldin home, courtesy of Ed Mauldin2019-03-01T15:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/gregg-andrews-of-doctor-g-and-the-mudcats-reviews-mark-twain-words-and-music-for-outlaw-magazine/2015-01-05T01:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/gregg-andrews-of-dr-g-and-the-mudcats-on-the-outlaw-tradition-in-music-and-songwriting-borrowed-from-bowtied-and-fried-a-blog-from-southern-roundtable/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/albumcover_layout-5.jpgalbumcover_Layout 52015-01-05T01:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2014/12/29/2014-in-review/2014-12-30T22:06:08+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/the-chowan-discovery-group-documenting-the-mixed-race-history-of-north-carolinas-winton-triangle/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/chowan-discovery-group.jpgchowan discovery grouphttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/elf-and-annie-jones-family-abt-1914.jpgElf and Annie Jones Family abt 1914Elf and Annie Jones Family, circa 1914. Photo courtesy of Alice Jones Nickens and Marvin T. Joneshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/sgt-parker-d-robbins.jpgSgt. Parker D. RobbinsDuring the Civil War, Parker fought for the Union with the 2nd Cavalry of U.S. Colored Troops. Photo courtesy Benj. Gary Robbins and Marvin T. 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Courtesy of Timothy Sumrallhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/pr-015032.jpgPR-01503https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/pr-015031.jpgPR-01503Excerpt from pension file of Eli Rushinghttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/pr-01503.jpgPR-01503Excerpt from Eli Rushing's pension filehttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/walters-geo-warren-camp-douglas-plaque.jpgWalters Geo Warren- Camp Douglas plaquePlaque showing George Warren Walters as among POWs who died at Camp Douglas, Illinois, during the Civil War2017-07-14T02:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/remembering-southern-union-soldiers-on-memorial-day/https://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/imgp1475.jpgIMGP1475Riley J. 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Sumrall and Elizabeth Coatshttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sumrall-cs-ml-to-nancy-holyfield2.jpgSumrall CS-ml to Nancy HolyfieldMarriage license of Carney S. Sumrall and Nancy Holyfieldhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sumrall-cs-ml-to-nancy-holyfield1.jpgSumrall CS-ml to Nancy Holyfieldmarriage license of Carney S. Sumrall and Nancy Holyfieldhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sumrall-cs-ml-to-nancy-holyfield.jpgSumrall CS-ml to Nancy HolyfieldMarriage license of Carney S. Sumrall and Nancy McCary Holyfieldhttps://renegadesouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/beauvoir-hayes-cottage.jpgBeauvoir- Hayes CottageHayes Cottage, Beauvoir Soldiers Homes, Biloxi, MS, where C. S. 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