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A series of documents pertaining to the enslaved people of Capt. John R. Rurtwell and wife Martha Dickinson Wade. Burtwell was a steamboat captain…
An April 19, 1956 Florence Herald editorial defending segregation but decrying as "a deplorable incident" a recent attack by "hoodlum whites from…
A collection of documents pertaining to former enslaved person Reuben Patterson. Reuben Patterson (ca. 1837-1928), was born the slave of Andrew…
A Collection of Crimes Notices, Jurors' Lists, etc., from the Lauderdale Times and Florence Times-Journal newspapers involving African-Americans.
A Collection of Primary and Secondary Historical Records Documenting the Enslaved Community at Sweetwater Plantation in Florence. Sweetwater…
A series of Florence Herald and Florence Times articles on the Handy Heights Urban Renewal/Redevelopment Project of the Florence City Housing…
A Series of articles involving local African-Americans accused of crimes or victims of crimes, as reported by the Florence Journal. and Literary…
A Series of documents chronicling the shooting of Autry Broaden by Officer MJ Mitchell on January 5, 1927. According to noted Yale Professor of…
The Thursday, December 6, 1951 Florence (AL) Herald obituary of Cpl. James Oakley of Florence, who was killed combat in Korea in February of 1951.
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The Enslaved People of Captain John Robertson Burtwell.
A Deplorable Incident
Historical and Genealogical Documents for Florence Resident and former Morgan County, Alabama Confederate Camp Slave or Body Servant Reuben Patterson (ca. 1837-1928).
Crime Notices from the Lauderdale Times and Florence Times-Journal from 1871-1874 Involving Local African-Americans
Documents Recording the Enslaved Community of Sweetwater Plantation
Della Watkins Donley--Belle Mont Mansion Seamstress
The 1957-1959 Handy Heights Urban Renewal Project by the City of Florence Housing Authority
Crime Notices involving Local African-Americans 1865-1870 from the Florence Journal and Literary Index.
The Killing of Sheffield, Alabama Resident Autrey Broaden on January 5, 1927.
Negro Veteran Buried with Military Honors