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L. W. Wright, Nascar Legend
In 1982 a man in Nashville managed to con enough people to earn a spot in the Nascar race in Talladega, Alabama. He made it a few laps, earned a lit…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Murder of Lillie Davis
In 1907 a woman was killed in a cemetery that straddled the border between Virginia and Tennessee in Bristol. Newspapers of the day soon turned this…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Fast
In 1937 a devout Christian man in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, was instructed by the Lord to begin a fast. He did as he was told and at the same ti…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Spanish Flu, Part Two
A few weeks ago we told about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that swept across Appalachia. Today we return to tell more of that story. You can subscr…
6 years, 6 months ago
Atomic Breakdown
In the 1940's workers, scientists and the military came to Anderson County, Tennessee, and built a city in which to develop an atomic weapon. The we…
6 years, 6 months ago
Divided Loyalties
At the start of the Civil War, the Appalachian part of Tennessee voted 2-1 to remain a part of the United States in that state's secession vote. Whe…
6 years, 7 months ago
Virgil Q. Wacks
Appalachia is filled with unique and colorful characters. Today we tell the story of one of them: journalist, baseball entrepreneur, self-promoter a…
6 years, 7 months ago
Jackie Mitchell
In 1931 a Chattanooga woman made baseball history by striking out, back to back, two Yankee legends. Today we tell her story. You can subscribe to t…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Spanish Flu
They say that history doesn't repeat itself. While that's certainly true, it's also true that history does tend to rhyme every now and then. Today w…
6 years, 7 months ago
Mother Jones, Part Two
Today we continue the story of labor activist Mother Jones, beloved by generations of Appalachian coal miners. You can subscribe to the Stories podca…
6 years, 8 months ago