A Nest of Thieves

Title

Subject

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Description

A Friday, March 28, 1919 Florence Times report that at 2 am "on Tuesday morning last," TM Rogers of Rogers Dept. Store in Florence, being awakened by noises in his garage, had apprehended a young unnamed African-American boy attempting to steal his automobile, holding the youth at gunpoint until police arrived. The boy confessed to being a member of a local gang of Black youths who had banded together to steal cars. Following his confession the other boys in the gang were also arrested.

Source

Florence (AL) Times

Publisher

Bell & Howell Micro Photo Division

Date

1919-03-28

Contributor

Lee Freeman

Rights

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Format

Jpeg

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Files

A Nest of Thieves FT Fri Mar 28 1919.jpg

Collection

Work/Business

Citation

“A Nest of Thieves,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 19, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1268.