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The White Caps of Sevier County

Stories of Appalachia
Stories of Appalachia
Episode • Mar 18, 2017 • 8m
Around the turn of the twentieth century there was a vigilante group that operated in Sevier County, Tennessee, named the “White Caps” for the white hoods they wore. Starting out as a means to enforce morals with switchings of immoral women, the White Caps turned increasingly violent, becoming involved in the murder of a couple. […]