Bootlegger Meets Death

Title

Subject

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Description

A Friday, April 2, 1920 Florence Herald report that a local African-American bootlegger whose identity was unknown but whose nickname was "Fathhead," was shot and killed the previous Sunday at a barbershop on Sweetwater Street, allegedly while attempting to evade arrest, by two Florence police officers.

Creator

Florence Herald

Source

Florence Herald

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

1920-04-01

Contributor

Lee Freeman

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Jpeg

Language

English

Type

Still Image

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