August 20, 1955
Depicts Nancy B. Allen, a Black woman from Tuscumbia who had been enslaved
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Kit Can Remember: Killen Negro, ‘Round 104,’ Was Once Slave
July 25, 1955
Describes Kit Butler’s life, a Black man from Lauderdale County whohad been enslaved by Martin Butlerand had lived through the Civil War. Also, notes that he came to Lauderdale County in 1868 and had moved to Center Star in 1872
Negro Troops Serving Dual Purpose In Korean Warfare
August 20, 1950
Describes the importance of having Black troops fighting against communism and how race relations were used against the United States during diplomatic conversations.
Negro Carnival Groups Cancel Mardi Gras Plans
January 4, 1951
Explains that the Colored Carnival Associated would not participate in Mardi Gras celebrations because of injustices that were being suffered by American forces in the Korean War
War Casualty
December 12, 1950
Depicts that a man named Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the first Black man to serve as a naval flier, was killed in the line of duty
Florence Negro Wins VFW’s ’50 Plymouth
December 25, 1950
Briefly notes that a man named Charles Bankhead was awarded a 1950 Plymouthby the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
She’s 105 Years Old
August 20, 1955
Depicts Nancy B. Allen, a Black woman from Tuscumbia who had been enslaved.
Kit Can Remember: Killen Negro, ‘Round 104’, Was Once a Slave
July 25, 1955
Describes Kit Butler’s life, a Black man from Lauderdale County who had been enslaved by Martin Butler and had lived through the Civil War. Also, notes that he came to Lauderdale County in 1868 and had moved to Center Star in 1872.