September 18, 1955
Describes the murder of Emmitt Till and notes that a trial with an all-white jury was beginning. Also, notes that police officers had not found evidence necessary for conviction.
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Despite Murder Acquittal: Mississippi Farm From Through With Till Case
September 25, 1955
Describes that the murders of Emmitt Till were acquitted and also provides details about the court hearings
Murder Trial Ends As: Negro Sentenced To Life In Prison For Slaying Of Merchant.Delano Jones Spared From Chair By Insanity Pleas In Shooting Of L.W. Kilgore
March 30, 1955
Describes that Delano Jones, a 21-year-old Black man, made an insanity plea and received life in prison for the murder of L.W. Kilgore, a white man
Negro’s Murder Trial Set Monday: Court Moves Into Final Week
March 25, 1955
Describes that there were criminal cases set to be tried and that one of those cases pertained to Delano Jones, a Black man who had been charged with killing a white man
Slaying of White Man Charged: Negro’s Murder Case Due To Go To Jury Today; Death Asked. Defense To Plead ‘Insanity’: State Finishes Case Monday
March 29, 1955
Describes that Delano Jones, a 21-year-old Black man, was charged with the first-degree murder of a white man and that the death penalty was requested.
Whites Held In Slaughter Of Three Negro Children
January 11, 1950
Briefly describes the arrest of two of the three men held responsible for the murder of three Black children.
Young Negro Fatally Hurt In Jail; Investigation On
February 21, 1950
Describes that two police officers likely murdered a young Black man after he was placed in jail.
Three Whites Charged With Brutal Deaths: Survivors Of Slaying Of Negro Family Talk To Jury
March 16, 1950
Describes that a Black farmer named Thomas Harris was shot and that his family was murdered and presents that the suspect on trial was Windol Whitt, who was represented by the mayor of the town.
Sheriff, Deputy Convicted In Ku Klux Flogging Case
March 19, 1950
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.
Life Sentence Is Upheld By Court
February 12, 1951
Explains that the Supreme Court held up a life sentence against a white man named Windol Whitt who murdered three Black children and includes the names of the other white men who participated in the act
Negro Tenant Dies With Prayer On His Lips
February 15, 1951
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.
Negro Slayer Is Ordered Admitted Hospital For Insane
January 10, 1951
Describes that Alfred J. Mitchell, a Black man in Florence, killed his father at close range and was to be observed at the State Hospital for Insane in Tuscaloosa
Negro Identified As Rapist, Killer
November 12, 1950
Explains that a woman named Kathleen Holley identified a Black man namedCooper Drake as responsible for raping her and killing her son
Public Rally Held By Klan In S. Carolina: Handbills Urge: ‘Hear What The Klan Stands For
November 12, 1950
Describes that the Ku Klux Klan was to hold a rally in order to explain their version of a violent night where they attacked a man named Rufus Lee at his home, attacked Black Americans at Myrtle Beach, and conducted a shooting that resulted in multiple injuries and deaths
Negro Is Shot to Death by His Own Son”Alfred J. Mitchell Killed Instantly Wednesday Night
November 23, 1950
Describes that a Black man named Alfred J. Mitchell was killed by his son and thatthe son was being held in Lauderdale County Jail after his confessing to the murder
Former Policeman Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case
October 13, 1950
Describes that a police officer named Doyle Mitchum admitted to the murder of a young Black boy named Willie B. Carlisle and conveys that the harshest punishment he could face was one year in prison and a $1,000 fine
Frank Murphy Held On Murder Charge
March 14, 1946
Briefly explains that a Black man named Frank Murphy was being charged with first degree murder after the death of a Black man named Nelson Scruggs.