Affray at Sisters of Zion Supper and Dance

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A Wednesday, March 18, 1874 report of an "affray and other improper conduct" at a supper and dance fundraiser held by the Sisters of Zion women's organization of St. Mark Baptist Church in Florence which resulted in Wash Stokes and Simon Simpson being fined $50 and $25 respectively and court costs by the Mayor and bound over to the Circuit Court.

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*Florence Times-Journal.*

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*Florence Times-Journal,* Wednesday, March 18, 1874, p. 3.

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Newspapers.com

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Lee Freeman

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The Law, Crime and Punishment

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*Florence Times-Journal.*, “Affray at Sisters of Zion Supper and Dance,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 25, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/847.

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