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Crime Reports from the Florence Herald from the 1920s Involving African-Americans Part I

Title

Crime Reports from the Florence Herald from the 1920s Involving African-Americans Part I

Subject

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Description

A series of Florence Herald reports of crimes, arrests, and trials involving Shoals area (Colbert, Lauderdale, Franklin Counties) African-Americans from the 1920s.

Founded in 1886 as the bi-weekly Florence Wave, by 1920 one of two papers published in Florence, in 1920 JC Smith was the publisher.

Every effort has been made to identify all of the crime reports/notices in the Herald from the 1920s involving African-Americans however some may have been inadvertently missed.

The paper published follow-up articles on some of these cases, which were also included if found. All of the articles are listed in chronological order.

Creator

Florence (AL) Herald

Source

Florence (AL) Herald

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

36. 1923-11-16-

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

Jpg

Language

English

Type

Still Images

Files

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Collection

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Citation

Florence (AL) Herald, “Crime Reports from the Florence Herald from the 1920s Involving African-Americans Part I,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 18, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1296.

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