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It’s Some Dark Holler Day! And this episode, we bring you the sad story of Freeda Bolt! A young girl from Virginia who elopes with her sweetheart in hopes of a happily ever after. Alas, what happens next is the theme of the ballad Young Freda Bolt. We sing and tell her story and Allison rewrites history for her version of the song.
Sources:
Appalachianhistory.net “The Story of Freeda Bolt” posted by Dave Tabler
Roanoke Times, Thursday, December 19, 1929
Theroanoker.com “Strange Days of Roanoke: Murder on the Mountain” by Nelson Harris, October 26, 2021
Crimesong by Richard H. Underwood
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07T7TOa0lCHNJtfJk5e3l2?si=Rcbm170BS0akgx1So6nXSg
Link to Planned Parenthood: plannedparenthood.org
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