October 25, 1950
Briefly notes that Ike Coffee, a former slave, had passed away after an illness in the home of a family he was a servant for
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Policeman Talk To Negro Students
January 18, 1951
Explains that policeman lectured on safety to the students of Slater and Burrellschools
Accused Negro is Transferred to the Kilby Prison
October 26, 1950
Explains that Cooper Drake, a Black man accused of rape, was transferred to Kilby Prison via ambulance due to the injuries inflicted by an angered posse. Also, gives additional information about the victim, Kathleen Holley
Right Negroes Vote In Texas Primary Upheld: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals Re-Affirms Decision
January 24, 1951
Explains that Black citizens were granted their right to vote in Texas after disputes between parties and the court
Negro Wanted Since 1947 Is Returned to Lauderdale County
October 26, 1950
Briefly explains that a Black man named Edward McDaniel was picked up by Tennessee police and transferred to Lauderdale County Jail for a crime committed in 1947
S. Carolina May Get Rid Of Poll Tax: Ranks Of States With Poll Tax Is Growing Smaller
October 30, 1950
Explains that South Carolinians would be voting on eliminating the poll tax,highlights that repealing poll taxes was a goal of Truman’s Civil Rights program, and provides perspective on the supposed history of the poll tax
Negro March of Dimes Leaders Go to Tuskegee Meet
November 26, 1950
Explains that March of Dimes leaders P.B. Swoopes, L.R. Steward, S.C. Watkins, and P.L. Weasley were going to advocate that all infantile paralysis patients deserved adequatemedical care
Pvt. Will Liner
November 26, 1950
Depicts Private Will Liner who was being trained at the USAF Technical School at Warren Air Force Base
Colbert Negro Kids Need Clothing, Shoes
November 29, 1950
Briefly explains that Black children in the Colbert County area are in need of shoesand clothing
Former Policeman Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case
October 13, 1950
Describes that a police officer named Doyle Mitchum admitted to the murder of a young Black boy named Willie B. Carlisle and conveys that the harshest punishment he could face was one year in prison and a $1,000 fine
25-Year-Old Negro Charged With Rape
October 17, 1950
Conveys that an unnamed woman identified a Black man named Eddie Thomas as her rapist and that he admitted to the crime.
Harrison Triplets
October 19, 1950
Depicts the Harrison triplets and explains that they would soon be celebrating their sixth birthday.
Emancipation Parade In Florence Monday
December 28, 1950
Briefly describes that many Black citizens in the Tri-Cities were going to participatein an Emancipation Paradesponsored by the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance
Posse Seeking Negro Man In Death Of Boy: Rapes His Mother And Then Shoots Child Through Head
October 19, 1950
Describes that a large posse organized to hunt down the rapist of Kathleen Holley, and the man was later identified by police as Cooper Drake
Negro Teachers Urged Counteract Pressure Groups
November 3, 1950
Briefly conveys that Dr. E.B. Norton, president of Florence State Teachers College,spoke at a conference at the Alabama State College for Negroes and advised Black teachers tomaintain professionalism when dealing with pressure groups
Racial Zoning Laws In B’ham Under Attack
October 19, 1950
Explains that Birmingham’s racial zoning laws were being challenged by Black citizens in the area who were being supported by the NAACP and were represented by Thurgood Marshall
Pins and Needles
November 8, 1950
Depicts a child named Mary Mollie Williams being cared for by her nurse, EthelHunter Robinson, at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
Two Lauderdale County Convicts Granted Paroles
October 19, 1950
Describes that multiple men were released on parole, including a Black man named James Earl Wilder who killed a white man when he saw him beating his father
Lauderdale, Lawrence Convicts Get Paroles
November 12, 1950
Briefly explains that thirty-three convicts were given paroles and includes thenames of two Black men, Joe Smith and Joe Jones
Posse Shoots Down Accused, Sex Offender: Negro And Farm Wife He Raped In Same Hospital; Boy, 4, Dead
October 20, 1950
Describes that a group of angered men attacked Cooper Drake, the Black man accused of raping a woman named Kathleen Holley and killing her son
Negro Identified As Rapist, Killer
November 12, 1950
Explains that a woman named Kathleen Holley identified a Black man namedCooper Drake as responsible for raping her and killing her son
Public Rally Held By Klan In S. Carolina: Handbills Urge: ‘Hear What The Klan Stands For
November 12, 1950
Describes that the Ku Klux Klan was to hold a rally in order to explain their version of a violent night where they attacked a man named Rufus Lee at his home, attacked Black Americans at Myrtle Beach, and conducted a shooting that resulted in multiple injuries and deaths
Sheriff Challenges KKK Leader Proves Charges of Graft
November 13, 1950
Describes a dispute between Sheriff C.F. Sasser and Grand Dragon ThomasHamilton and briefly notes statements made at a Ku Klux Klan rally
Four Crosses Are Burned in Opelika
November 16, 1950
Describes that three crosses were burned in front of the homes of three Black residents and one was burned in a churchyard. Also explains that none of the men who conducted the demonstrations had been identified