Letter from Dallas Brown to his mother, Zuma Brown of Cherokee.
People; Cherokee; Army
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Brown, Dallas.
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Percy Casey, death notices and funeral expenses
People; Percy Casey
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Casey, Mary. (3)
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Florence Herald (3)
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Lee Freeman
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City of Florence commemoration letter for Joe Duster
People; firefighter
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City of Florence
City of Florence
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Joe Louis Duster
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People who you Don't Know
People; Community; Burrell
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Cobb, Anita (1934-)
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Milton Franklin
People; sports; Sheffield High School; integration
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Corey, Russ.
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TimesDaily
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Brian Murphy
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Ed Hawkins' Head Tragically Caught in a Sorghum Mill
People
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Florence Gazette
Florence Gazette
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Lee Freeman
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John Moore Returns to Florence
People
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Florence Gazette
Florence Gazette
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Lee Freeman
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Uncle Jim Cross
People
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Florence Gazette
Florence Gazette
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Lee Freeman
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Negro Boy Killed by Being Run Over by a Wagon
People
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=A+Thursday%2C+July+11%2C+1895+Florence+Gazette+report+that+an+unnamed+Negro+boy+had+been+killed+a+few+miles+west+of+Florence+%22a+few+days+ago%22+when+a+wagon+ran+over+him.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+name+of+the+boy+and+the+precise+date+of+the+accident+were+not+recorded+by+the+Gazette.+There+are+no+extant+issues+of+the+Florence+Herald+or+Florence+Times+for++the+week+of+July+11+which+would%27ve+possibly+carried+this+story.">A Thursday, July 11, 1895 Florence Gazette report that an unnamed Negro boy had been killed a few miles west of Florence "a few days ago" when a wagon ran over him.
The name of the boy and the precise date of the accident were not recorded by the Gazette. There are no extant issues of the Florence Herald or Florence Times for the week of July 11 which would've possibly carried this story.</a>
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Florence Gazette
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Lee Freeman
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Archie Skipworth Drowned
People
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=A+Thursday%2C+July+4%2C+1901+Florence+Herald+report+from+a+column+titled+%22In+Colored+Circles%22+of+the+accidental+drowning+of+black+resident+Archie+Skipworth+while+crossing+the+Tennessee+River+to+Jones+Island+in+a+skiff.">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.</a>
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Florence Herald
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Lee Freeman
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