Coal Mining Towns With Dark Pasts: Johnston City, West Frankfort and Benton, Illinois 4K.

All three of these Illinois cities were boom towns in the 1920's due to the abundance of local coal mining jobs. The trio of cities were also sundown towns, with Benton being an extreme case. A sundown town is a down that until around the 1960's wouldn't allow people of color to be in their town after the sun goes down.

Click here for some more reading on Benton being a Sundown town:
http://ils.fd.org/sites/ils.fd.org/files/uploaded_files/cja_resources/training/26.Sundown%20Town%20Benton%20%281%29.pdf

Johnston City: 1:18 - 7:52
West Frankfort: 8:34 - 17:38 (This is where I talk the most about coal mining)
Benton: 18:15 - 27:40 (This is where I talk about sundown towns)

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DRIVE SETUP EXPLAINED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL2tEjsBK3w&t=224s

WHAT I USE IN THE FIELD:
GoPro Hero 9 Black: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LCKMCS3?ie=UTF8&tag=nostalgiatour-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=B08LCKMCS3
GoPro Hero 9 Black Media Mod: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FRSB1CM/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=683ab5965dbe706dab62852dd610c579&creativeASIN=B08FRSB1CM
GoPro Hero 9 Black Extra Battery: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FRRPYXT/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=760707bf2f7e083ad120ddbae8608f8d&creativeASIN=B08FRRPYXT
GoPro Hero 7 Black: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GDGZCCH/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=533908114f1a1cc9b907b7e234c0c64e&creativeASIN=B07GDGZCCH
GoPro Hero 7 Black Extra Battery: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZHRYJS/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=6bea272bd6a4b4775db17b22313be235&creativeASIN=B01LZHRYJS
GoPro Suction Cup Mount: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F19Q7YI/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=e6b67dab74ad9ade5c41cbd4af45b54e&creativeASIN=B00F19Q7YI
GoPro 3-Way Arm: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KCX8H6E/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=38964a4aedb9fed1ce38478308b3a7fc&creativeASIN=B00KCX8H6E
GoPro USB Type-C Charging Cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y3GB6LJ/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=9abc25a238094ea4fd11ae054d902def&creativeASIN=B06Y3GB6LJ
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Rode Wireless Go: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086YZGCX2/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=6e641f0178d3f984612ec6c71f56fa4d&creativeASIN=B086YZGCX2
Rode Wireless Go Lav Mic: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087HY145N/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=724325e55fdac5af38b38e2e753f7c60&creativeASIN=B087HY145N

WHAT I USE AT HOME:
Computer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TM1HCRJ/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=a7fc9a83f8406500ef6b43ad2d511726&creativeASIN=B07TM1HCRJ
Shure Dynamic Microphone: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CZ0R42/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=3a93f4c6815c3c86c675b2bc38658726&creativeASIN=B000CZ0R42
Behringer Sound Mixer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00871VO5Y/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2adf40275a3039af011a4f769e6ca9db&creativeASIN=B00871VO5Y
Mic Stand: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X1ZWS2H/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=nostalgiatour-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=4a5ae0627eb2a6858a65899eeab21a77&creativeASIN=B07X1ZWS2H

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