Jackson County native Arthur L. "Tommie" Bass (1908-1996) was an herbalist whose traditional medicine practices

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Tommie Bass

Jackson County native Arthur L. "Tommie" Bass (1908-1996) was an herbalist whose traditional medicine practices were the subject of scholarship and national media coverage. His herbal remedies were derived from his surroundings in the Southern Appalachians of northern Alabama.