The Great Kanawha County Textbook War
In the spring of 1974 the Kanawha County, West Virginia, school board had to approve new textbooks for the schools. One of the board members objected to many of the books, saying that the materials c...
17 Mars 201810min
Who Was Steve White?
In 1924 an elderly Middlesboro, Kentucky, housepainter was taken to the hospital when he fell deathly ill. It was here that he confessed that he was not who everyone in town thought he was. Today we...
10 Mars 20189min
The Collapse of the Keystone Bank
Keystone, West Virginia is a small town in McDowell County with 282 residents, mostly African American. Like many small coal communities, Keystone has seen its population plummet over the years with ...
3 Mars 201816min
The Tucker County War
During the 1880's a dispute broke out over where the county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia, should be. Unlike the usual political fighting over where the courthouse and county offices should be...
24 Feb 20188min
Charles Johnson
Today we tell the story of Bristol, Virginia, native Charles S. Johnson. Born the son of a Baptist minister during the time of Jim Crow, Johnson got his college education and began a lifelong study of...
17 Feb 20189min
George Washington's Appalachian Land
After the American Revolution, General George Washington took a trip out west to inspect land he received for his service to the country, land that was located in Appalachian Pennsylvania. And when h...
10 Feb 201813min
The Great Appalachian Earthquake of 1897
Think you're safe from earthquakes in Appalachia? Think again. On May 31, 1897, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Virginia (and the second largest in the southeastern United States) struck in G...
3 Feb 201810min
Ira Jackson Seay
On today's episode of Stories, Steve and Rod sit back and listen as Ira Jackson Seay tells his own story of poverty, war, love, moonshining and racing. Be sure to subscribe to Stories at Apple Podca...
27 Jan 201827min
