Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he remembers William Jennings Bryan telling he and his brother, Herbert, that they would probably live long enough to see whether or not evolution is true.
Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he talks about how William Bryan Jennings, nephew of William Jennings Bryan, helped him get a position in Florida after the Scopes Trial was over.
Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he discusses the ramifications of the Scopes Trial on education and on the reputation of the state.
Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks admitting that it was decided up front to try the case and that Scopes gave his permission to be part of it.
Presumed birthplace of President Andrew Johnson in Raleigh, North Carolina. Johnson is said to have been born in this house on December 29, 1809, at its original location on Fayetteville Street. In 1909, the Colonial Dames of America purchased...
Christopher Ammons describes typical patrols during his first tour in Vietnam and an incident that resulted in his sustaining an injury. His unit was ambushed while on patrol and he was struck in the back of the head by shrapnel from a rocket...
Hobart Parrish talking about joining the Civilian Conservation Corps. He speaks about recruitment site at Bethel College and not being old enough to join the Civilian Conservation Corps, so his birthday was changed from 1917 to 1916 to make him a...
Hobart Parrish describing how aware he was of the conditions in the Great Depression and the New Deal. He saw pictures from New York or Pittsburgh of people in soup lines. In his area they were unable to sell produce but mostly raised their own...
Hobart Parrish describing what attracted him to join the Civilian Conservation Corps. He could get an education, earn money, and learn a trade. It was difficult to go to college, and he felt he would get the same preparation in the Civilian...
Parrish's camp was constructed outside the city limits at the time, but would be inside the city limits today. They could walk to town and go to movies. He also attended night school at Clarksville High School, which was permitted in the Civilian...
Parrish states that he believes when the Civilian Conservation Corps first ecamped outside Clarksville the locals were a taken aback by their presence, but after a while they became accepted, and locals even provided them lunch. They eventually...
Parrish states that no African-Americans were in his camp, but the people in the camp were from all over the country. The camp at Montgomery Bell State Park was African-American and moved to Centerville area. The camp at Crossville moved to...
Upon enlisting in the Civilian Conservation Corps you're supposed to stay 6 months, and most stayed 6 months. They were supposed to discharge a camp member after 2 years. Because of the work he was doing and his position as Civilian Conservation...
Parrish states that the Tennessee Valley Authority had 40 camps, such as the ones at Pickwick and Norris Dam. Pickwick was built by Civilian Conservation Corps, but the camp was operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. They did work the...
The money made by the Civilian Conservation Corps could be spent by the family and it would help the towns that it went to. A butchershop owner once told Parrish if it hadn't been for Civilian Conservation Corps money he would've had to close. It...
Parrish recalls that no Civilian Conservation Corps workers he knew of ever got into trouble while he was in the camp. He states they didn't always behave, but they never got caught. There was an officer in Clarksville who wanted to catch men from...
