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Washington, a runaway.
(1) This is a newspaper notice announcing that a 21 year old man named Washington has been committed to the Marion County jail. Washington "stuttered badly" and was allegedly owned by a Mr. Lovoda near New Orleans.
Washington, a runaway
This is a newspaper notice announcing that Washington, a man about 26 years of age, had escaped. He called himself "Wash Bowling" and allegedly had previously belonged to Wm. Cooper, Jr.
Washington and Solomon, escaped from the farm of Mr. James M. Banks, four miles south of Florence
This is an article describing Solomon and Washington, who had both escaped from the James M. Banks farm four miles south of Florence. Solomon is described as a "bright mulatto," 6 feet in height, 180 to 190lbs, 28 to 32 years of age, with the…
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Wash Barnett and the first bale of cotton, 1872
Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Wash Barnett, a black sharecropper on the Falk & Litten (Jewish merchants of Florence) farm in Colbert's Reserve (near the bend of the river, in West Lauderdale), brings the first bale of cotton into Florence."
War Bond Drives and Rallies in Florence-Lauderdale's Black Community During World War II.
A series of Florence Herald articles and advertisements for war bond rallies and parades in the African-American community of Florence-Lauderdale during World War II.
Walter Payton autograph for Tori Bailey
This is an autograph from Walter Payton, given to Tori Bailey.
Walter and Dave Cragton [sic] arrested.
October, 1911 report of the arrest of Walter and Dave Cragton [sic] by Lauderdale County Deputy Sheriff Ed Broadfoot on an indictment by the grand jury on the charges of assault with a revolver and carrying a concealed pistol. Both men were released…
Wallace Answers Callaway Article
In February of 1921, a controversy involving local African-American educator Prof. Young A. Wallace (1848-1937) erupted when local white physician Dr. William J. Callaway (1879-1939), a member of the county medical society, writing to the local…
W.W. Handy shoe shop, Tuscumbia: "The Leading Colored Shoe Shop"
This is a newspaper ad for W.W. Handy's shoe shop on Sixth Street in Tuscumbia, promoted as the "Leading Colored Shoe Shop."
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