Marie, Roosevelt, and Edwin Bracy in the two-room shack where her family was living in Redland, Alabama.

The Bracy home had been destroyed by a firebomb, so they were living in the shack while their new house was under construction. In this photograph, Mrs. Bracy is discussing her family's escape from the fire. An article about the bomb ("Fire Bomb Levels Elmore County Farmhouse" by John...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/6053
Description
Summary:The Bracy home had been destroyed by a firebomb, so they were living in the shack while their new house was under construction. In this photograph, Mrs. Bracy is discussing her family's escape from the fire. An article about the bomb ("Fire Bomb Levels Elmore County Farmhouse" by John Klein) appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for January 8-9, 1966; an article ("On Jan. 1, 1966, the House Was Bombed" by Debra Bracy) and photo spread about the family appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for December 2-3, 1967. Both issues are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No02_1966_01_08.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No49_1967_12_02.pdf