{"id":1421,"date":"2014-01-01T09:58:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T14:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/gl\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2021-02-23T13:25:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:25:39","slug":"the-hatfields-and-mccoys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/2014\/01\/01\/the-hatfields-and-mccoys\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hatfields and McCoys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lecture Date: February 11, 2014<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2\/11 The Hatfields and McCoys\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/92885987?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/01\/Hatfields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-59603 alignright\" 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