Tennessee WordSmith
The Blog of Author and Historian Troy D. Smith
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Black Lives Matter: Historical Perspective
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I have a wide range of friends. It is a blessing and a curse. Specifically, in trying times when racial tensions are on the rise, I have a ...
Monday, July 11, 2016
On Independence Day
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One week ago, on July 4th, I posted the message below as my Facebook status. With all the things that have happened in this tumultuous, tra...
Sunday, June 5, 2016
White Servants, Black and Indian Slaves, and the Turning Point of American History
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All right, here's a history lesson about 17th century colonial plantation labor. It actually started as a reply to someone on Facebook t...
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Thursday, February 4, 2016
Swimming Against the Tide in Higher Ed
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In case you haven’t noticed, there have been a lot of changes in higher education in this century, especially since the economic downturn ...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
How to speak Southern Appalachian
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“Southern Mountain Speech” is the official term given to the dialect spoken in Southern Appalachia. It is a unique subset of the Southern...
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