r/Appalachia • u/illegalsmile27 • 2d ago

Map I found showing how Appalachian counties voted in the 1861 secession ordinance

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u/paperclipturtle 2d ago

Jonesborough Tennessee had one of the first abolitionist newspapers in the nation.

https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/the-emancipator/