<h1>Episode Notes</h1>
<p>The morning train chugged down Afton Mountain. On board was a prisoner named John Henry James. He would not make it to his trial in Charlottesville.</p>

Episode Notes The morning train chugged down Afton Mountain. On board was a prisoner named John Henry James. He would not make it to his trial in Charlottesville.

Episode Notes
<p>The morning train chugged down Afton Mountain. On board was a prisoner named John Henry James. He would not make it to his trial in Charlottesville.</p>

Week of July 13: A brutal murder – and a mob makes no efforts at disguise

Sure, Virginia history includes big moments, big battles, and big names. But the richer history is full of smaller events occurring in the fullness of time. The disenfranchised, the nonconformists, and just regular people making Virginia history. Week in, week out. This Week in Virginia History explores those stories, curated by Nathan Moore and culled from the vast archives at Encyclopedia Virginia.

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Week of July 13: A brutal murder – and a mob makes no efforts at disguise

Week of July 13: A brutal murder – and a mob makes no efforts at disguise