Sad Accident

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Subject

A fatal accident involving an unnamed black woman.

Description

An August 8, 1871 report of a tragic accident in which an unnamed black woman, coming home on the train from a "colored pic-nic at Courtland," attempted to jump from one car to another but slipped, her body being severed in twain and the woman instantly killed.

Source

*Lauderdale Times,* Tuesday, August 8, 1871, p. 3.

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Contributor

Lee Freeman

Rights

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Citation

“Sad Accident,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 19, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/833.

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