April 13, 2011
CONTACT: Dr. Derek Frisby, 615-904-8097
MTSU HISTORY PROF CONTRIBUTES INTERVIEW, EXPERTISE IN NEW CIVIL WAR SERIES
The program will be rebroadcast Monday, April 18
Dr. Derek Frisby, assistant professor in the Department of History, played a key role in the series “Civil Warriors,” which aired earlier this week on the National Geographic Channel.
Frisby provided an on-camera interview in Episode 3 of the series with Christian Latham, a descendant of William Fletcher. Fletcher was a Confederate soldier-prisoner who jumped from a moving train and escaped into the Rutherford County countryside.
“Episode 3 includes a segment filmed in Christiana, Tennessee, at Miller’s Grocery, which is near where Fletcher made his escape,” Frisby said. Frisby’s interview with Christian Latham deals with life in the occupied territory of middle Tennessee.
“Civil Warriors” is a new Civil War documentary that follows descendants of Civil War participants as they trace their ancestors’ footsteps, Frisby noted.
Frisby added that the series will be re-broadcast next Monday afternoon, April 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel.
“I think it will be aired many times after that because it contains compelling personal stories and groundbreaking animation sequences and visual elements,” Frisby said.
The series website is at:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/civil-warriors/5714/Overview.
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