Narrative about Jack Turner, freedman of Choctaw County, during Reconstruction.
Jack Turner was allegedly the leader of a plot to massacre the white residents of Choctaw County in 1882. He was apprehended and lynched before the plot unfolded. Folder contains 5 pages of narrative compiled for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s.rY!- -~~£~r(~) ___WPA Alabama...
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WPA Alabama Writers' Project Collection |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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WPA Alabama Writers' Project |
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WPA Alabama Writers' Project Narrative about Jack Turner, freedman of Choctaw County, during Reconstruction. |
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WPA Alabama Writers' Project African Americans--Alabama--Biography; Alabama Writers' Project; Choctaw County (Ala.); Freedmen--Alabama--Choctaw County; Lynching--Alabama--Choctaw County; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; United States. Works Progress Administration |
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Jack Turner was allegedly the leader of a plot to massacre the white residents of Choctaw County in 1882. He was apprehended and lynched before the plot unfolded. Folder contains 5 pages of narrative compiled for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s.rY!-
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EX SLAVES TALES/Negro Lore -
Choctaw county #6
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GSU# SG022774_00834-00839SG022774_00834_00839Narrative about Jack Turner, freedman of Choctaw County, during Reconstruction.Jack Turner was allegedly the leader of a plot to massacre the white residents of Choctaw County in 1882. He was apprehended and lynched before the plot unfolded. Folder contains 5 pages of narrative compiled for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s.1937 circa1930-1939African Americans--Alabama--Biography; Alabama Writers' Project; Choctaw County (Ala.); Freedmen--Alabama--Choctaw County; Lynching--Alabama--Choctaw County; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; United States. Works Progress AdministrationTextDocumentsAlabama. Dept. of Archives and HistoryWorks Progress Administration filesSG022774WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Ex Slave Tales, Negro Lore, Choctaw County, #6Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.96 dpi tiffrY!-
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EX SLAVES TALES/Negro Lore -
Choctaw county #6
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Narrative about Jack Turner, freedman of Choctaw County, during Reconstruction. |
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Narrative about Jack Turner, freedman of Choctaw County, during Reconstruction. |
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