Florence Herald and Florence Times reports that on Monday night, August 11, 1890 Former city marshal William Edward "Ed" Brown (1847-1894) caught two black youths, John Patton and Buck Williams, attempting to steal his chickens, "locked them up," sent for a horse whip, then proceeded to "administer the 'rod of correction' till they were completely worn out." The youths also confessed to other robberies.]]> 2. Florence Times]]> 2. Florence Times]]> 1890-08-13
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This is a photograph of Lincoln C. Johnson, taken by photographer Alfred T. Palmer for the United States Office of War in 1942. The caption reads "Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority. Lincoln C. Johnson, sub-labor foreman at Wilson Dam, is in charge of an expert crew responsible for unloading carbide drums and having them on hand for reloading. Speedy work saves TVA money by avoiding demurrage on railway cars. He is vice-president of the Hot Carriers' local union and in the last few months has been business agent."]]> 1942-06]]>
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This is a newspaper clipping about Mariah Koger, who was learning to read at Jake Thompson's school on the Peter Broadfoot place.]]> 1880-03-13]]> A Monday, October 7, 1946 Florence report that John Thomas Bulls, an African-American unit test demonstration farmer of Lauderdale County, was showing other farmers in his community how to increase their wheat yield using fertilizers.]]> 1946-10-07]]> This is an autobiography of W.E. Northcross, born into slavery in 1840, who became a preacher after slavery.]]> 1937-06-03]]> Content is intended for education and research purposes. Organizations and individuals seeking to use content for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.]]> (1) Tori and her mother Odessa
(2) Tori and her brother Jurado at their grandma's house
(3) Tori and Kelly
(4) Tori and Janet Turner Ingall at Kilby School]]>
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This is a newspaper photo and clipping of Delta Sigma Theta sorority's Miss Jabberwock competition from 1969.]]> 1969-02-26]]> This is a newspaper article about the relocation of W.C. Handy's boyhood church from downtown Florence to West Florence in 1967.]]> 1967-10-14]]> This is a TimesDaily article about Ethel Bridges, a longtime nurse from Florence.]]> 2014-5-6]]> EH_SCN_10b.jpg]]> This is a newspaper ad for an escaped man named Sampson.]]> 1826-10-26]]>