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On this week's podcast, Rod and Steve tell a Harlan County, Kentucky, legend about Headless Annie, a parable about Bloody Harlan. You can subscribe to Stories on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast app. Like the stories we tell? Then be sure to subscribe to our blog at storiespodcast.net, follow us on Twitter @storyappalachia or like us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia for even more stories about this place we call home. Thanks for listening and sharing us with your friends.
Today we tell the story of a woman who enlisted her children in a plot to rid herself of "the other woman." According to her, it was her right to do so under "the unwritten law" of Appalachia. Stories is available at storiespodcast.net, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast app. Join us on Twitter @storyappalachia, Facebook @storiesofappalachia, or on our website at storiespodcast.net for even more stories about the history of Appalachia. Thanks for listening and sharing us with your friends...
Tennessee came into the union in 1796, and former Southwest Territory governor William Blount was one of the two first senators appointed from that state. His stay in Washington was cut short, though, over a scheme involving the British and Spanish lands to the west as he became the first senator to face impeachment. Today we tell the story of Senator William Blount, for whom Blountville and Blount County, Tennessee, are named. You can follow us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia. Thanks for listening.
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 contained therein advocated liberal and, even, radical viewpoints that were anti-Christian. After that board member shared those views in the media, a movement arose that led to widespread protests and violence in the coalfields. Today we tell the story of what we call The Great Kanawha County Textbook War. You can subscribe to the podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast app. Follow us on Twitter @storyappalachia or Facebook @storiesofappalachia for even more Appalachian history facts. Thanks for listening!
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 tell the incredible story of Steve White. Stories is now available on the RadioPublic app, which you can download for your iPhone or Android phone. There are tons of your other favorite podcasts there, too, and you can support us and them by listening through the app as that provides us a share of revenue with which to continue to bring you Stories, A History of Appalachia. We're on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia. Thanks for the use of your ears, y'all!
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 the decline of coal mining. But Keystone is unique in that it was also the epicenter of one of the largest banking scandals in American history. Today we tell you that story. You can subscribe to Stories on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your favorite podcast app. We're on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia. Thanks for listening.
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, this one involved an armed mob intent on taking matters into their own hands. You can now listen to Stories and help us out at the same time. Download the new RadioPublic app from the Apple app store for your Apple device or from the Google store for your Android device and listen to the podcast there. That gives us a share in ads on the app, helping us to bring you these stories of Appalachia, as well as being able to listen to many of your other favorite podcasts. We're on Twitter @storyappalachia and on Facebook @storiesofappalachia. Thanks for your support!
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 the causes of racism. His efforts doing so laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's. If you'd like to have Stories delivered to your device automatically, subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Feedburner or on your favorite podcast app. For more tales about the history of Appalachia you can follow us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia or on Twitter @storyappalachia. Thanks for listening, y'all...
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 he got there, he encountered a group of Scots-Irish squatters who had planted a small community there, without his permission. And that set the stage for a dispute. Today on Stories, Steve and Rod tell the story of George Washington's Appalachian land. Thanks for listening. You can subscribe to Stories on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your favorite podcast app. You can also find us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia. Thanks for listening and sharing us with your friends!
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 Giles County, causing severe damage in several Appalachian states. Today Rod and Steve tell the story of the great Appalachia earthquake. You can subscribe to Stories on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your favorite podcast app. We're on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia. Thank you for the use of your ears!
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