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King of the Delta Blues
Born 130 years ago in the heart of Mississippi, Charlie Patton (c. 1891–1934) is considered by many to be a father of the Delta blues. With his bullish baritone voice and his fluid …
African Banjo Echoes In Appalachia
Throughout the Upland South, the banjo has become an emblem of white mountain folk, who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo, developing its …
The Vital Dead
What can a cemetery tell us about the social and cultural dynamics of a place and time? Anthropologist Alison Bell suggests that cemeteries participate in the grassroots cultural …
TVA Archaeology
Since its inception in 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority has played a dual role as federal agency and steward of the Tennessee River Valley. While known to most people today as …
The Disappointed
Scopes Trial
It was a big story in a small place. During the summer of 1925, the tiny hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the most controversial trials in American …
Davy Crockett
Landscape Archaeology
Appalachians All
Appalachians All intertwines the histories of three communities- Knoxville with its urban life, Cades Cove with its farming, logging, and tourism legacies, and the Clearfork …
Tennessee State Symbols
Tennesseans may be stirred by the sight of their state flag or the strains of "The Tennessee Waltz," but there are many other symbols associated with the Volunteer State: animals, …
Kentucky and the Secession Crisis
As the election of 1860 loomed, the United States suffered tumultuous division over the political fate of slavery in the western territories. While Northern states favored …
The Memoirs of Brigadier General William Passmore Carlin, U.S.A
William Passmore Carlin (1829-1903) was a native of Illinois who graduated from West Point in 1850 and served on frontier duty and in Utah before the Civil War. Carlin began his …