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Encore: Lloyd Ford’s Will

Stories of Appalachia
Stories of Appalachia
Episode • Nov 1, 2016 • 14m
On today’s encore episode of the podcast, Steve and Rod tell the story of a Washington County, Tennessee, farmer who left his farm to his slaves prior to the Civil War. As you can imagine, that decision didn’t set well with his children, who promptly contested the will in court, leading to a landmark Tennessee […]