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Joe Louis Johnson, suspiciously killed in Florence
This is a collection of articles about Joe Louis Johnson, who is alleged to have killed himself after shooting Magdalene Lovelace Wright. Johnson, an African American, was a TVA employee along with Wright, who was white.
Man whipped in Sheffield
This is a brief newspaper clipping about a man who was in jail in Sheffield for a violation of the labor license ordinance. The man was taken from jail, whipped, and ordered to leave the city.
"After White Man Dies: Negro Charged With Murder Moved For 'Safe Keeping'" Delano Jones is charged with the murder of white grocer Lewis Kilgore.
This is a newspaper article about Delano Jones, who was charged with the murder of white grocer Lewis Kilgore. The Lauderdale County Sheriff moved Jones from his cell in the Florence jail due to the threat of mob violence.
Handy Hill Subdivision map, 1918
This is a map of the Handy Hill subdivision from 1918
Burrell Slater Subdivision Map
This is a map of the Burrell Slater subdivision from 1926
The Florence Plan 1968, showing map of residential segregation
This is a page from "the Florence Plan: The Plan for the Future Development of the Florence Urban Area." that shows residential segregation in Florence. The African American population in Florence traditionally lived on the west side, west of Locust…
1942 Map of Florence, showing West Florence Neighborhood
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The lynching of George Ware
These are several newspaper articles related to the lynching of George Ware in 1883. Ware admitted to killing and robbing an orphan boy named Robert Bethune, a former employee of the Muscle Shoals Canal, whose age was variously reported as "between…
The Falsely Reported Lynching of Reverend Edmondson
(1) This is a newspaper article about the falsely reported lynching of Reverend Edmondson, who was alleged to have concealed Anthony "Bull" Williams, lynched a few days before in connection with the murder of a girl near Westpoint, TN. Edmondson was…
Bull Williams, Florence resident, lynched in Westpoint, TN
These are newspaper accounts of the lynching of Anthony "Bull" Williams for the alleged murder of Miss Lena Williams of Westpoint, TN. Williams had previously worked as a server in a restaurant on Tennessee Street in Florence.
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