Podcast appearances and mentions of jim folsom

Although the majority of white Southerners were staunchly opposed to racial integration during the 1950 & 60s, there were a few mavericks who held a different point of view.  One of these was Big Jim Folsom, who successfully ran for Governor of Alabama in 1946, and again in 1954.  Gov. Folsom gained popularity by challenging the corruption and selfishness of the wealthy elites who dominated state politics.  He became known for building roads & schools, and he created old-age pensions & worker protection laws.  However, by the mid-50s, a different and uglier version of populism began sweeping the South, as white Southerners rallied against the push to give civil rights & voting rights to African-Americans.  Folsom's popularity suffered because he was relatively progressive on racial issues, & said he would not defy the federal courts if they mandated integration.  In 1962, Big Jim's racial tolerance, along with his many personal flaws & vices, caused him to lose the governor's race to George C. Wallace, a former Folsom supporter who had become a militant segregationist.  Gov. Wallace went on to gain national fame as a far-right demagogue, while Big Jim & his form of economic populism faded from the Southern political scene.Support the show

Alabama has a treasured history of famous political families. Many of the legacies are of father and son dynasties. The most prominent being the famous and powerful Bankheads of Jasper, which included a U.S. Senator, John Hollis Bankhead, and sons, Senator John H. Bankhead and Speaker of the U.S. House William Bankhead. There is a long line of fathers and sons who both served in the state senate. We have had one father-son governor legacy. James E. “Big Jim” Folsom, was governor in the 1940's and 1950's. His son, Jim Folsom, Jr., was governor in the 1990's. Little Jim was...Article Link

Jim Folsom is the creator and host of @BotanyInContext, a fun and fascinating channel on TikTok about the plants we engage with and see in our daily lives. Jim is a teacher, a gardener, a botanist, and a cook who enjoys talking about plants. He is also Director Emeritus of the botanical gardens at The Huntington, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in Southern California. In this episode, Jim tells us about his TikTok channel, the 1,000-page botanical book he wrote, and what he would like the public to understand about plants. LINKSBotany In Context (website)@BotanyInContext (TikTok)A Botanical Reader (Apple Books)Orthosiphon aristarusObedient PlantNesocodon (Gecko-pollinated flower)Edward LumTale of the Bean (TikTok)Tale of the Bean (PDF download)Glass Flowers at Harvard UniversityWhy Plants and Gardens Matter

Jamie & Bambi take a look at two-time former Alabama governor "Big Jim" Folsom, a left-leaning populist who kissed the girls and made them cry. Find more bonus episodes and extra content on https://www.patreon.com/chainsawhistory (Patreon)!

News items from issues of The Clarke County Democrat June 1946 75 years ago Jim Folsom swept the governor's race statewide with a majority of about 50,000. Clarke County voted for his opponent, Handy Ellis, who carried 24 of the county's 34 boxes in the June 4 runoff. “He campaigned with a hillbilly band, the Strawberry Pickers, and boasted that he had neither managers nor campaign headquarters (“my manager are you and you and you”). Folsom carried with him a corn shuck scouring mop and a suds bucket…Folsom overcame some of the most powerful groups and alliances in Alabama to...Article Link

It isn't the extra-marital affair, as bad as it may be. People have affairs all the time. People in supposed high places, like Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, and people in low places. Right here in Clarke County there's been a lot of famous and in-famous “runnings around.” People are human. We should all realize that and realize that we all have faults of some sort or another. John Merrill was on the brink of announcing for the U.S. Senate when his lover spoke a little too explicitly about their affair and the audio clip got published on a...Article Link

Jim Folsom provides the opening remarks for the "Weird, Wild & Wonderful Symposium". Folsom is the Marge and Sherm Telleen Director of the Botanical Gardens at the The Huntington.

Jim Folsom talks about the significance of the Japanese Garden at The Huntington—from its long status as an iconic garden of the Huntington to its role for the delight, education, and inspiration of visitors. Folsom is the Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington.

Jim Folsom talks about the significance of the Japanese Garden at The Huntington—from its long status as an iconic garden of the Huntington to its role for the delight, education, and inspiration of visitors. Folsom is the Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington.

Kendall Brown explores the evolution of Japanese gardens in premodern Japan and modern America. The program is the first in a new series of lectures on the history of Japanese gardens. Brown is professor of Asian art history at California State University, Long Beach. He is introduced by Jim Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington.

June Li and Jim Folsom discuss future plans for The Huntington's Chinese garden.