Date: October 13, 1950
Decade: 1950s
Creator: Associated Press
Description: 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
Language: English
Subject: Civil Rights, Murder, Police Brutality
Location Depicted: Florence, AL, Lauderdale Co., AL
Digital Publisher: The Florence Times
Rights Information: Associated Press (printed in Florence Times)
Citation: Associated Press. “Former Policeman Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case.”The Florence Times,October 13, 1950.
Source Format: Newspaper
Type: Text
Format: PDF
Tags: Brutality, CivilRights, Conviction, Murder, Officer, Police, Trial