This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith highlights some of the key labor issues that occurred across the Upper Cumberland - particularly as they relate to the United Mine Workers of America and the history of coal mining all across the area.

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith travels from Texas to the Upper Cumberland to show how the great state of Texas's roots can be traced back to our state of Tennessee - specifically in regards to White County native - William Mosby Eastland.

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith shares some information gathered from recent years of personal research regarding the history of the African American community in the Upper Cumberland during the Civil War, specifically in White County, based on documented interviews with former slaves after the end of the War.

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith dives deep into the history of the infamous Champ Ferguson, a notorious Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War who claimed to have killed over 100 Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians.

In the debut episode of Mountain True, host Troy Smith will introduce you to Tecumseh, a Native American Shawnee chief who led a multi-tribal confederacy during the Chickamauga Wars at the Battle of Rock Island, in White County.