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A Narrow Escape
A Wednesday, October 2, 1889 Florence Herald article reporting on how an African-American brakeman on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad named Oscar Jones, by his "bravery" and "great presence of mind," risked his life and narrowly averted disaster…
"Negro Looks in Window: Slain"
Newspaper article about William Summerhill, who was killed by Ms. Charity Marie Rowell after he looked into her bedroom window.
95-Pounder
This is a photograph of Amos Webster with a 95-pound watermelon.
"Doctor is Honored."
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…
Negro Killed by Hit and Run Driver
A Florence Times Monday, May 22, 1950 article reporting that 23 year-old African-American Grant Brown was killed by an unknown hit and run driver near Reynolds Cross Road on Wilson Dam Hwy, Saturday night, May 2, at 11:45 pm.
Obituary for Ruth Clement Bond
This is a transcript of an obituary for Ruth Clement Bond that appeared in the New York Times in 2005.
Photo and bio of Bessie Foster
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.
Photograph of Laney Williams Goodloe
This is a photograph of Laney Williams Goodloe, taken in 2010.
"City remembers Reynolds as a leader"
This is an online newspaper article about Welton Reynolds, the first African American elected to public office in Lauderdale County.
C.D. Hamilton, in memoriam and diploma
This is a newspaper clip telling a brief history of C.D. Hamilton, and Hamilton's diploma from Florence State University.
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