Billy Yeargin

Billy Yeargin is a tobacco historian who has lectured on the subject for over 25 years. He teaches Southern Culture at Duke University and US History at Johnston Community College. He is on the Board of Directors for the Duke Homestead & the NC State Capital Preservation Foundation. Billy has also served as Executive Director for the Tobacco Growers Information Committee, Staff Legislative Agriculture Advisor to Senator Robert Morgan and Agriculture Liaison to Governor James B. Hunt. He has written over one hundred articles on tobacco history and has appeared on more than fifty regional and national television shows.