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Date: February 23, 1950

Decade: 1950s

Creator: The Florence Times

Description: Describes that Sheriff Lynch of Dade county would undergo trial for lashing the backs of seven Black men with the Ku Klux Klan.

Language: English

Subject: Ku Klux Klan, Lashing, Police Violence

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

Digital Publisher: The Florence Times

Rights Information: Associated Press (Printed in The Florence Times)

Citation: “Sheriff Consorted Freely With Ku Kluxers, Charged.” The Florence Times, February 23, 1950.

Source Format: Newspaper

Type: Text

Format: PDF

Tags: Brutality, KKK, KuKluxKlan, Lashing, Police, Trial, Violence

Note: PERTAINS TO ROME, GEORGIA.