From Professor Priscilla Leder, host of the podcast, Bookmarked: “The personal is political–and vice versa. Tune in 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, for a conversation with historian Victoria Bynum about her compelling new book, Deep Roots and Broken Branches: A History and Memoir.” To listen, tune in 104.1 FM in San Marcos, or go to ..read more

By Vikki Bynum Although my new book, Deep Roots, Broken Branches, A History Memoir, centers primarily on my grandmother and me, I chronicle the joys and sorrows of many more lives than ours from Old-World immigration to the post-Vietnam era. I tell my father’s story from the perspective of a historian and a daughter subjected ..read more

“Mississippi’s Free State of Jones: The Miss-Telling of a Class Insurrection,” will be one of two talks delivered by Professor Victoria Bynum at the Central Coast Conference (May 2-4, 2025, Monterey, CA). See full program at https://whtours.org/seldom-heard-history-2025.html neh.gov Free State of Jones the Movie Was Partly Inspired by The Free State of Jones ..read more

I’m eager to see how “The Heart of Lincoln” compares with film, “The Birth of a Nation,” a Lost Cause spectacle that romanticized slavery and glorified the Ku Klux Klan. Both films were released in 1915 followed the implementation of Jim Crow legislation and racial segregation throughout the South and in some Northern cities.—VB Thanks ..read more

Rescue Mission to Monkey Run: The Case of the Wiggs Children ..read more

By Vikki Bynum My forthcoming book, Deep Roots, Broken Branches, contains two chapters about my childhood in Tampa, Florida, from 1952 to 1958. In those chapters, I mention sunny days and long vacations at gorgeous beaches, but nowhere do I discuss hurricanes. Quite simply, although hurricanes threatened Florida throughout these years, none touched down in ..read more

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If you haven’t preordered my forthcoming book, Deep Roots, Broken Branches, and would like to, it’s available at 50% off during the University Press of Mississippi’s website sale! The sale runs from June 11 to June 21, and every book is discounted. Shipping is free if your order totals $60 or more, so be sure to check out UPM’s full list of titles, which include works of history, biography and memoir, film, music, comics, cooking, and much more. But remember, you must order from the website to receive your 50% discount. Read more: Book Sale at University Press of Mississippi Website ..read more

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I’m excited to post this very first advertisement of my forthcoming book from The University Press of Mississippi! Deep Roots, Broken Branches is scheduled for release in February 2025 and available for preorder at a reduced price ..read more