Appalachia And The First Anti-Lynching Law
Stories of Appalachia20 Helmi 2021

Appalachia And The First Anti-Lynching Law

Wise County, Virginia, saw very little racial violence after the Civil War. In fact, up until 1927, there were only three known cases of death by lynching in this southwestern Virginia county. But those three, each one more violent than the one before, led to the passage in Virginia of the first anti-lynching law in the former Confederacy. Today we tell that story. Thanks for watching...

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Andrew Jackson, East Tennessee Lawyer

Andrew Jackson, East Tennessee Lawyer

In 1788, a brash 21 year-old came over the mountains from North Carolina to the frontier,seeking fame and fortune as a lawyer. Andrew Jackson began a long and illustrious career in what’s now Jonesbor...

31 Loka 20156min

Alfred Dean Slack, Kingsport Spy

Alfred Dean Slack, Kingsport Spy

Welcome to our new podcast, Stories, A History of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Each week we’ll take a look at the history of the area, one story at a time. This week, it’s the story of the ...

31 Loka 20156min

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