Episode S-4-12- Methodist Camp Meeting Killing of 1889
Typical camp meetings were held in an area where people would travel from a large region to a campsite for the "camp meeting".They would listen to itinerant preachers, pray, sing hymns, fellowship, and a bit of a vacation from the hard work of the farms. As much a community event as a religious one. A regular event in the Leicester community outside of Asheville NC every year in 1889 a disagreement and scuffle lead to the death of one man. Self-defense? Murder? Or an accident? What did the court and the press say? Listen to episode 4-11 to find out.
Scheduled for: 11/14/20 at 7:00 PM E.T.
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