Jim Hall

Author & Lecturer

Mamie Wilkins

Thank you to the residents of Fauquier County

When I recall the events of last Saturday in Fauquier County, I see myself on stage facing a nearly full auditorium. I hear Rufus Mincey’s startling revelation. And I see a line of people waiting to buy my book. Thank you to the people of Fauquier for making my first author visit there a wonderful
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Jim Hall

May 18, 2017

Archive, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Afro-American Historical Association, Bridget Settles, Fauquier County, Henry Baxley, Hirst, Hyland School, Mamie Wilkins, Rufus Mincey, Ruth Thompson, Shawn Nicholls, Shedrick Thompson, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The Other Side of Eden, 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