Jim Hall

Author & Lecturer

Karen White

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 sun is shining for me, despite the day-long rain

I am grateful to Margaret Sullivan and The Washington Post for the story about me in today’s paper. Sullivan is the media columnist, and her work usually appears in the Style section. When she called, she said my experience with The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia was not the type she usually writes about–her most recent columns…
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Jim Hall

April 24, 2017

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

Afro-American Historical Association, Bill O’Reilly, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Facebook, Fauquier County, Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail, Fredericksburg, History Press, Karen White, Margaret Sullivan, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The Washington Post, Warrenton

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