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Date: November 10, 1955

Decade: 1950s

Creator: The Florence Times

Description: Describes that Ozzie Newsome, a Black man who owned a restaurant in Muscle Shoals, was told by Police Commissioner Thomas F. Terry that he would have to pay a $25 fee each week to operate, a fee that Newsome could not afford. The article continues to describe the trial that was still being deliberated by the jury at the time the article was written.

Language: English

Subject: Crime

Location Depicted: Florence, AL

Digital Publisher: The Florence Times

Rights Information: Public Domain (Fair Use)

Citation: Negro Nightspot Operator Claims $25 Fee Asked For By Police Commissioner.”The Florence Times, November 10, 1955.

Source Format: Newspaper

Type: Text

Format: PDF

Tags: Court, Crime, Ownership, Police, Restaurant, Segregation, Trial