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Newton Knight (November 10, 1829 – February 16, 1922) was an American farmer, soldier, and Southern Unionist in Mississippi, best known as the leader of the Knight Company, a band of Confederate Army deserters who resisted the Confederacy during the Civil War.
8 sty 2022 · Learn about Newton Knight, a white southerner who led a guerrilla army of fugitive slaves and deserters to secede from the Confederacy and join the Union. Discover his life, legacy, and the controversy he sparked in Jones County, Mississippi.
Learn about Newton Knight, a poor white farmer who led a revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, and had a mixed-race family. Explore the historical and cultural legacy of the Free State of Jones, a controversial episode in American history.
Learn about Newton Knight, a Mississippi farmer who opposed secession and the Confederacy during the Civil War. Discover how he led a rebellion, formed a unionist government, and faced persecution in Jones County.
15 wrz 2020 · Newton Knight, a white Mississippi farmer, led armed opposition to the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War, creating “The Free State of Jones,” a county that supported the Union in the...
Rebeliant (ang. Free State of Jones) – amerykański dramat historyczny z 2016 w reżyserii Gary'ego Rossa, z Matthew McConaugheyem i Gugu Mbatha-Raw w rolach głównych, którego scenariusz powstał w oparciu o historię Newtona Knighta, przywódcy grupy rebeliantów w czasie wojny secesyjnej.
10 maj 2016 · We pit the Free State of Jones movie vs. the true story of Newton Knight, Rachel, wife Serena and the Civil War Knight Company.