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 […]
The Knight Company Roster Revisited
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
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 […]
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. […]
Ian McDowell on the true historical heritage of Civil War North Carolina
by Vikki Bynum Politics is a particularly nasty business these days at the state as well as national level. Take North Carolina, a state I dearly love. In recent years, the right-wing […]
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, […]
Review of “Lone Star Unionism” by Jim Schmidt, Moderator of “Civil War Medicine (And Writing)”
Note: If you think the recently-released movie, The Free State of Jones, is either fictional or the story of an isolated Southern revolt against the Confederacy, think again. Jim Schmidt reviews a […]
Announcing the Movie Edition of the book, The Free State of Jones
Renegade South is pleased to introduce the second edition of The Free State of Jones! Not only does this “movie edition” sport a snazzy new cover, I’ve also written a new afterword […]
Alzada Courtney of the Free State of Jones: She “defended her home with a fence rail.”
By Vikki Bynum Born in 1828, Alzada Courtney of Jones County, Mississippi, lived long enough to provide Tom Knight with a testimonial for his tribute to his father, Newt Knight, and the […]
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