ASHEBORO – Get an overview of the history of illicit
distilling in North Carolina in “White Liquor and White Lies” at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 29, at the Asheboro Public Library.
The talk, presented by K. Todd Johnson, executive
director of the Johnston County Heritage Center in Smithfield, is free and the
public is invited. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Johnson will explore the social history of the liquor trade
from colonial times to the recent past, and share firsthand accounts from North
Carolinians on both sides of the law, including legendary personalities such as
firearms inventor Carbine Williams, bootlegger Percy Flowers and race car
driver Junior Johnson.
He regrets that no samples of the product he is discussing
will be provided to the audience.
The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further
information, call 336-318-6803.
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