By Vikki Bynum I’ll never forget the excitement I felt when, in the midst of researching The Free State of Jones, I came upon the WPA’s 1936 interview with Martha Wheeler, a […]
Martha Wheeler, Eye-Witness to the “Free State of Jones”
The Free State of Jones in Virginia, Mississippi—and China!
This past week in Virginia, I discussed legendary, historical, and cinematic versions of the story of The Free State of Jones for Lynchburg College’s Civil War and Reconstruction Lecture Series. Adding immeasurably […]
Dorothy Knight Marsh, “From Cotton Fields to Mission Fields: The Story of Anna Knight”
Accomplishing what others could not with so little, this woman of courage and determination, too white to be black and too black to be white, stood up against the moonshiners who threatened […]
Italian Edition of The Free State of Jones released by Edizioni Piemme, SpA.
By Vikki Bynum I just received my complimentary copies of Edizioni Piemme’s Italian edition of The Free State of Jones! It’s a beautiful production, translated by Sara Puggioni, and includes color photos […]
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, […]
Getting ready to speak on The Free State of Jones in Hartford, Connecticut!
Charles Blow blows his horn in the New York Times
by Victoria Bynum In today’s New York Times, opinion editor Charles Blow delivers a harsh critique of the movie, Free State of Jones, arguing that its treatment of slavery in general and […]
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