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…

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25.02.2025

Deep Roots, Broken Branches: Remembering My Father, 1917-1990 – Renegade South

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…

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17.03.2025

Victoria Bynum on History and Memoir: Tune In March 18 – Renegade South

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…

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02.04.2025

Deep Roots, Broken Branches: My “Bookmarked” Interview – Renegade South

By Vikki Bynum The historical and emotional threads that connected the lives of my grandmother, mother, and myself reach back to my grandmother's childhood. Mary Daniel's alienation from her wealthy Minneapolis family led to her rebellious marriage to William "Harrigan" Huckenpoehler, a working-class German American from rural Waconia, Minnesota. The four children, Great Depression, and…

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Lost Silent Film, “The Heart of Lincoln,” Found after 100 years. – Renegade South

Deep Roots, Broken Branches: Remembering My Father, 1917-1990 – Renegade South

Victoria Bynum on History and Memoir: Tune In March 18 – Renegade South

Deep Roots, Broken Branches: My “Bookmarked” Interview – Renegade South

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