- Collection:
- Civil Rights
- Title:
- Nothing to be Proud Of
- Creator:
- Florence Herald
- Contributor to Resource:
- Freeman, Lee
- Publisher:
- Newspapers.com
- Date of Original:
- 1958-08-14
- Subject:
- Civil rights--Alabama--Florence
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence, 34.79981, -87.67725
- Medium:
- newspaper clippings
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A Thursday, August 14, 1958 Florence Herald editorial on the recent fatal beating of an African-American prisoner in Water Valley, Mississippi by the county sheriff and and his subsequent acquittal by a white jury. Founded in 1886 as the Florence Wave, by 1958 Marcy B. Darnall was managing editor of the Herald, Harold S. May was managing editor, Oscar D. Lewis was advertising manager, and Albert L. Martin was production manager.
Civil Rights - Metadata URL:
- https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1279
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- 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.
- Original Collection:
- Florence (AL) Herald
- Contributing Institution:
- Shoals Black History
- Rights:
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