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A Recent Survey FH Thu May 21 1959 p 1.jpg
A May 21, 1959 Florence Herald report that a recent survey indicates that, out of 17,000 registered voters in Lauderdale County there is a higher percentage of registered Negro voters (20%) per capita than registered white voters (13.4%) per capita.…

Colored Baptists Have Christmas Tree FG Thu Dec 27 1894 p 3.jpg
"This is a collection of articles about the early history of St. Mark MB Church. According to Florence historian Lee Freeman, the documented history begins with John Portlock: "John A. Portlock (1802-1878) was a North Carolina native who ran a…

Old Uncle Henry Beckwith Rhodesville Items by Abraham FH Thu Jun 7 1900 p 6.jpg
Part of the Thursday, June 7, 1900 "Rhodesville Items" column in the Florence Herald by the correspondent "Abraham," noting that respected Rhodesville African-American resident. "Uncle" Henry Beckwith was mentally ill, believing he was a prisoner of…

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This is an advertisement for Dr. C.S. Fenner, who advertised that he operated on cases of vesico-vaginal fistulas in women, particularly "planters who having negro women, who are useless...can, in most instances, have them restored to their full…

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This is a newspaper obituary for Leander Harris, 76 or 78, who was enslaved by Thomas Kirkman and was a jockey for James F. Jackson. Leander was the father of Bill Harris.

Archie Skipworth Death Notice In Colored Circles FH Thu Jul 4 1901 p 5.jpg
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.

Wm Ragland Laud Nws Wed Jan 25 188 p 3.jpg
A Wednesday, January 25, 1882 Lauderdale News report of the mishap of African-American resident William Ragland, who lost a mule and four sacks of corn while attempting to cross Cox's Creek when his wagon got into deep water. Ragland and the other…

A Cutting Affray SWE Tues Dec 24 1889 p 3.jpg
A Tuesday, December 24, 1889 Sheffield Weekly Enterprise report of an altercation between African-American employees of the Cole Furnace Water Childs and Alfred McDaniels over money Childs owed McDaniels, which resulted in McDaniels striking Childs a…

In Colored Circles FH Thu Jul 4 1901 p 5.jpg
A Thursday, July 1, 1901 Florence Herald column reporting on the news from Florence's African-American community.

Four Inducted into Armed Forces FH Thu May 9 1957 p 5.jpg
A Thursday, May 9, 1957 Florence report of the induction into the armed forces of four men from Lauderdale County, including African-American Frank Evans Johnson.
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