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This is a commemoration letter from the City of Florence to Joe Duster to recognize his book, Let Not Your Heart be Hardened, which chronicles his life and recounts his experience as the first African American firefighter in Florence.

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This is a list of Burrell graduates along with their achievements.

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This is a newspaper article about Milton Franklin, who was a basketball and football coach at Sterling High School and, after integration, Sheffield High School.

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A November 12, 1879 Florence Gazette report of a tragic accident in which teenage African-American Ed Hawkins got his head caught in a sorghum mill, his head being caught between "the lever and a horizontal bar," crushing his left jaw-bone and…

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A Thursday, July 4, 1901 Florence Herald report from a column titled "In Colored Circles" of the accidental drowning of black resident Archie Skipworth while crossing the Tennessee River to Jones Island in a skiff.

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Newspaper article about William Summerhill, who was killed by Ms. Charity Marie Rowell after he looked into her bedroom window.

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This is a photograph of Amos Webster with a 95-pound watermelon.

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A July 23, 1961 Florence Times photo of Dr. Leonard Jerry Hicks being presented with a letter of commendation from Gov. John Patterson, a Certificate of Appreciation from Pres. John F. Kennedy and the National Director of Selective Service, and a…

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This is a transcript of an obituary for Ruth Clement Bond that appeared in the New York Times in 2005.

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This is a brief bio and a photograph of Ms. Bessie Foster, who is believed to be the first African American business owner in Florence.
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