Date: October 13, 1950
Decade: 1950s
Creator: Associated Press
Description: Describes brutality in prisons, specifically from the perspective of a “Scottsboro Boy” named Haywood Patterson and also discusses how the Democratic nominee for Alabama governor, Gordon Persons, planned to address the issue.
Language: English
Subject: Prison, Racism, Scottsboro Boys
Location Depicted: Florence, AL, Lauderdale Co., AL
Digital Publisher: The Florence Times
Rights Information: Associated Press (Printed in The Florence Times)
Citation: Associated Press. “Persons Says Negro’s Prison Story Is True: Governor-Nominate Pledges Clean-Up In Administration.” The Florence Times, October 13, 1950.
Source Format: Newspaper
Type: Text
Format: PDF
Tags: Governor, Persons, Prison, Racism, System
Note: PERTAINS TO TUSCALOOSA.