Jim Hall

Author & Lecturer

Highland School

On Saturday, the road show arrives in Fauquier

This Saturday, May 13, brings two events of note. On Saturday afternoon I’ll give my first book talk in Fauquier County, and that night I’ll join Tom Davenport for the premiere of his film The Other Side of Eden. I’ve waited a long time for both events. The book talk will be at 1 p.m. at the…
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Jim Hall

May 9, 2017

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Afro-American Historical Association, Highland School, John Owens, Karen White, Lord Fairfax Community College, Plains, Shedrick Thompson, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The Other Side of Eden, The Washington Post, Tom Davenport, Warrenton
‘The Other Side of Eden’ to debut in Warrenton in May

In some ways, Tom Davenport’s new film is a companion piece to my book, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia. But in other ways, it is very different. Viewers will soon have a chance to see these similarities and differences. The Other Side of Eden: A Southern Tragedy will premiere next month in Warrenton. The…
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Jim Hall

April 18, 2017

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Fredericksburg, VA, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

A Singing Stream, Alphonso Washington, Fauquier County, Henry Baxley, Highland School, Mamie Baxley, Mamie Wilkins, Rattlesnake Mountain, Shawn Nicholls, Shedrick Thompson, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The Other Side of Eden, Tom Davenport, Warrenton

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