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Season 15 Episode 1506 | 26m 46s
Historian and author Victoria Bynum talks about her book, "The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest War." First published in 2003, the book tells the story of Jones County residents who opposed secession from the Union during the civil war. The true story is receiving a resurgence in interest now that it has been made into a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey.
Aired: 06/16/16
Video has closed captioning.Maj. Gen. Augustus Collins is retiring after 35 years of military service.
Regina Charboneau is an author, chef and restaurateur will skills tracing back to Paris.
Charles Wright of Natchez is one of the surviving relatives of the writer Richard Wright.
Jennifer Ogden Combs is an Emmy Award-winning producer who returned home for the year.
Ralph Eubanks is currently a Eudora Welty Visiting Scholar at Millsaps College in Jackson.
Daphne Chamberlain & Flonzie Wright
Daphne Chamberlain and Flonzie Wright talk about James Meredith's "Walk Against Fear."
Author Julie Cantrell talks about human trafficking in her new novel, The Feathered Bone.
