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Date: October 13, 1950

Decade: 1950s

Creator: Associated Press

Description: Describes brutality in prisons, specifically from the perspective of a “Scottsboro Boy” named Haywood Patterson and also discusses how the Democratic nominee for Alabama governor, Gordon Persons, planned to address the issue.

Language: English

Subject: Prison, Racism, Scottsboro Boys

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

Digital Publisher: The Florence Times

Rights Information: Associated Press (Printed in The Florence Times)

Citation: Associated Press. “Persons Says Negro’s Prison Story Is True: Governor-Nominate Pledges Clean-Up In Administration.” The Florence Times, October 13, 1950.

Source Format: Newspaper

Type: Text

Format: PDF

Tags: Governor, Persons, Prison, Racism, System

Note: PERTAINS TO TUSCALOOSA.