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Date: February 8, 1951

Decade: 1950s

Creator: Associated Press

Description: Describes that a Black man named William Franklin Webb was accused of killing asheriff and was denied bail. Also, cites an incident where Webb was approached by a lynch mob

Language: English

Subject: Arrest, Crime, Lynching, Police

Location Depicted: Florence, AL, Lauderdale Co., AL

Digital Publisher: The Florence Times

Rights Information: Associated Press (printed in Florence Times)

Citation: Associated Press. “Negro Accused Of Killing Sheriff Is Denied Bond.”The FlorenceTimes, February 8, 1951

Source Format: Newspaper

Type: Text

Format: PDF

Tags: Arrest, Court, Crime, Death, Lynching, Mob, Police, Sheriif, Violence