Date: March 19, 1950
Decade: 1950s
Creator: The Florence Times
Description: Describes that, in Dade County, Sheriff John W. Lynch and Deputy William Hartline were to serve one year in prison and pay a fine after handing seven Black men to a Ku Klux Klan mob to be abused and killed.
Language: English
Subject: Arrest, Ku Klux Klan, Murder, Police Violence
Location Depicted: Dade Co., GA, Hooker, GA, Rome, GA
Digital Publisher: The Florence Times
Rights Information: Associated Press (Printed in The Florence Times)
Citation: “Sheriff, Deputy Convicted In Ku Klux Flogging Case.” The Florence Times, March 19, 1950.
Source Format: Newspaper
Type: Text
Format: PDF
Tags: Arrest, KKK, Lashing, Murder, Police, Trial, Violence
Note: PERTAINS TO ROME, GEORGIA. ARTICLE IS INCOMPLETE.