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

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/108705

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 with friends and family members 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	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_04BN0027300Caliph Washington reading a Bible with friends and family members at the Jefferson County courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama, during his third trial for the 1957 death of a Lipscomb police officer.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/108705
title	Caliph Washington reading a Bible with friends and family members 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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