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Date: February 15, 1951

Decade: 1950s

Creator: Associated Press

Description: Describes that a Black man named K.C. Newell was killed by the electric chair after being convicted of murder. Cites that Newell believed it was self-defense.

Language: English

Subject: Conviction, Crime, Electric Chair, Murder

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

Digital Publisher: The Florence Times

Rights Information: Associated Press (printed in Florence Times)

Citation: Associated Press. “Negro Tenant Dies With Prayer On His Lips.”The Florence Times,February 15, 1951

Source Format: Newspaper

Type: Text

Format: PDF

Tags: Chair, Conviction, Crime, Death, Murder, Prayer, Violent