http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/3461/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/history_1st_declaration_independence_yep_there_are_2 <p>Did you know the original Declaration of Independence was signed four years before the one that is celebrated on July 4th. A group of Appalachia Hill folk declared themselves independent from the British years before the rest of the nation. We explore the history of the Watauga association and the battle of Kings mountain. See how a loose band of hillbillies were really the first free settlement in the colonies</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/history_1st_declaration_independence_yep_there_are_2#comments 4th of july Appalachia battle of kings mountain Declaration of Independence hill folk Hillbillies July 4th 1776 News Article overmountain men sycamore shoals Watauga articles Watauga Association Video Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:41:30 +0000 LCLReport 5730 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/real_history_moonshine_and_pot_appalachia <p>My documentary on the history of the Appalachia folk and their Scottish and Irish roots lead to their anti authority spirit. How some simple hill folk from the southern mountains have been living free for over 200 years without the letting the government tell them how to live. We also examine the defiant history of Moonshine bootleggers and the legendary Marijuana Growers of the hills.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/real_history_moonshine_and_pot_appalachia#comments