Caliph Washington reading a Bible in a courtroom at the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, during his third trial for the 1957 death of a Lipscomb police officer.

Caliph Washington reading a Bible in a courtroom at the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, during his third trial for the 1957 death of a Lipscomb police officer.

His friends and family are standing behind him. By 1970, Washington had been tried and convicted twice for murder, but both decisions were overturned. Though tried and found guilty a third time in April 1970, he was finally released from prison in March 1971.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruchac, Edouard
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/108638
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Caliph Washington reading a Bible in a courtroom at the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, during his third trial for the 1957 death of a Lipscomb police officer.
Bruchac, Edouard
fulltopic Photographs
Washington, Caliph, 1939-2001; African Americans--Capture & imprisonment; Courtrooms; Judicial proceedings; Prisoners; Bessemer (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description His friends and family are standing behind him. By 1970, Washington had been tried and convicted twice for murder, but both decisions were overturned. Though tried and found guilty a third time in April 1970, he was finally released from prison in March 1971.
spelling BN0027300_05BN0027300Caliph Washington reading a Bible in a courtroom at the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, during his third trial for the 1957 death of a Lipscomb police officer.His friends and family are standing behind him. By 1970, Washington had been tried and convicted twice for murder, but both decisions were overturned. Though tried and found guilty a third time in April 1970, he was finally released from prison in March 1971.1970-04-091970-1979Bruchac, EdouardBirmingham News70-01791Washington, Caliph, 1939-2001; African Americans--Capture & imprisonment; Courtrooms; Judicial proceedings; Prisoners; Bessemer (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/108638
title Caliph Washington reading a Bible in a courtroom at the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, during his third trial for the 1957 death of a Lipscomb police officer.
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