{"id":2951,"date":"2024-02-16T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:31:53","slug":"the-kingdom-of-the-happy-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2951","title":{"rendered":"The Kingdom of the Happy Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the Civil War, as the South lay in ruins, a group of freedmen decided to depart the Mississippi plantation on which they had been held as slaves in search of a promised land.<\/p>\n<p>They found it&#8230;in the mountains of Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>Come along with us as we tell the story of one of the first successful black communities in the south, the Kingdom of the Happy Land.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QhAi_8iLVkM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast at Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>And we invite you to be a supporter of the Stories of Appalachia podcast on Spreaker! 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