Victoria Bynum to Discuss Hollywood, the Civil War, and “The Free State of Jones” at The University of New Hampshire
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 […]
Free State of Jones Spotlighted by National Humanities Alliance as Exemplary NEH-Sponsored Work!
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 […]
Victoria Bynum is Keynote Speaker at 4th Annual Conference of Texas Center for Working-Class Studies
“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 […]
Landrums in Gray & Blue: Conflicting Loyalties in Piney Woods Mississippi (part 2)
This is the second of Ed Payne’s three-part series on the Landrum family of Civil War Mississippi. To read Part 1: “The Gray,” click here. —vb Part 2: The Blue By […]
Revisiting the Free State of Jones in Blacksburg, Virginia
News Flash: As I was putting the final touches on the following report, I learned that the American Historical Association has awarded the movie The Free State of Jones the John E. […]
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 […]
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