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Crime Reports from the Florence Herald in the 1940s

Title

Crime Reports from the Florence Herald in the 1940s

Subject

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Description

A series of Florence Herald reports of crimes, arrests and trials involving African-Americans from the Shoals area (Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale) in the 1950s.

Founded in 1886 as the bi-weekly Florence Wave, by 1940, Marcy B. Darnall was managing editor of the then-weekly Herald, Marcy B. Darnall, Jr. was business manager, Harold S. May was managing manager, and Lillie Stockard was local editor.

Every effort has been made to identify all of the crime reports/notices in the Herald involving African-Americans in the 1940s however some may have been inadvertently missed.

The paper published follow-up articles on some of these cases. All of the articles are listed in chronological order.

Source

Florence (AL) Herald

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

Contributor

Lee Freeman

Rights

Images are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.

Format

Jpeg

Language

English

Type

Still Image

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Negro Arrested The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jan_5__1940_1.jpg

Negro is Fatally Injured Tuesday The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jan_12__1940_ 2.jpg

Prisoners are Sentenced Friday The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Mar_29__1940_3.jpg

Willie Lee Hammond Arrested The_Florence_Herald_Fri__May_31__1940_ 4.jpg

Four Negroes Arrested The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Aug_16__1940_.jpg

Negro Arrested for Theft of Jewelry The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jan_8__1943_5.jpg

Negro Charged with Arson The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Feb_5__1943_ 6.jpg

Circuit Court in Regular Session The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Mar_5__1943_7.jpg

Knife Fight Fatal to Florence Negro FH Fri June 18 1943 9.jpg

Negro is Killed Sunday Afternoon The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Sep_24__1943_8.jpg

Fall Term Circuit Court The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Oct_8__1943_10.jpg

March Term Court Brings Sentences The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Apr_7__1944_ 11.jpg

September Term Circuit Court Ends The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Oct_6__1944_12.jpg

William Kelly Admits Killing The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Mar_2__1945_ 14.jpg

Negro Charged with Attempted Assault The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Mar_30__1945_15.jpg

Sentences Imposed as Court Term Ends The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Apr_6__1945_16.jpg

Negro Murderer is Located by Police The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Sep_28__1945_19.jpg

Convictions in Court Announced The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Oct_5__1945_20.jpg

Freeman Parker Held for Robbery The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Dec_28__1945_.jpg

Shooting Sunday Takes Negro's Life The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jan_25__1946_.jpg

Roy Lee is Held on Murder Charge The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Apr_26__1946_.jpg

Police Seeking Murder of Two The_Florence_Herald_Fri__May_17__1946_22.jpg

Unidentified Men Rob Taxi Driver The_Florence_Herald_Fri__May_31__1946_.jpg

Robert Reeder is Killed by Officer The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jul_5__1946_.jpg

McKee Robbed The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jul_12__1946_.jpg

Negroes Charged with Local Crimes The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Aug_23__1946_.jpg

The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Sep_13__1946_ (1) II.jpg

Trial Criminal Cases Underway The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Oct_4__1946_.jpg

Andrew James Hill Held for Burglary The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jan_24__1947_.jpg

Thompson is Held in Woman's Death The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Feb_28__1947_.jpg

Lee Ruffin Key Held The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Apr_18__1947_.jpg

Florence Negro Held for Murder The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Apr_25__1947_.jpg

Negroes Attempt Prison Escape The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jun_6__1947_.jpg

Negro is Held on Whiskey Charge The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jul_11__1947_.jpg

Shooting at Rogersviille The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Jul_16__1948_.jpg

Sam Bowen Nabbed The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Aug_13__1948_.jpg

Escaped Convict Gives Himself Up The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Sep_10__1948_.jpg

Miles Simpson is Held for Assault The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Sep_10__1948_ .jpg

Life Sentence is Given Floyd Coats The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Oct_1__1948_.jpg

Tate, Bennett in Shooting Affray he_Florence_Herald_Fri__Nov_12__1948_.jpg

Gambling is Cause of Fatal Shooting The_Florence_Herald_Fri__Dec_31__1948_.jpg

Otho Lee Taylor Held for Murder The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jan_6__1949_ (1).jpg

Will Hart Killed by Automobile The_Florence_Herald_Thu__May_19__1949_.jpg

Dr. Culver Ellis Waves Preliniary Hearing The_Florence_Herald_Thu__May_26__1949_.jpg

Herbert Boddy is Shooting Victim The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jul_28__1949_.jpg

Earl Wind Dead as Result Knife Wound The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_6__1949_.jpg

Shooting Affray Result Gambling The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_20__1949_.jpg

Collection

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Citation

“Crime Reports from the Florence Herald in the 1940s,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 28, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1288.

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