A Deplorable Incident

A Deplorable Incident

An April 19, 1956 Florence Herald editorial defending segregation but decrying as "a deplorable incident" a recent attack by "hoodlum whites from another community" on African-American singing star Nat King Cole, who was in Birmingham, playing a concert to an all-white audience....

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Main Author: Florence (AL) Herald
Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:
Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1321
format Electronic
collection Civil Rights Collection
building Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
publisher Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle Photographs, documents, and clippings
A Deplorable Incident
Florence (AL) Herald
fulltopic Photographs, documents, and clippings
Civil Rights
description An April 19, 1956 Florence Herald editorial defending segregation but decrying as "a deplorable incident" a recent attack by "hoodlum whites from another community" on African-American singing star Nat King Cole, who was in Birmingham, playing a concert to an all-white audience. Founded in 1886 as the Florence Wave, by 1958 Marcy B. Darnall was editor of the Herald, Harold S. May was managing editor, Oscar D. Lewis was advertising manager, and Albert L. Martin was production manager.
spelling A Deplorable IncidentFlorence (AL) HeraldCivil RightsAn April 19, 1956 Florence Herald editorial defending segregation but decrying as "a deplorable incident" a recent attack by "hoodlum whites from another community" on African-American singing star Nat King Cole, who was in Birmingham, playing a concert to an all-white audience. Founded in 1886 as the Florence Wave, by 1958 Marcy B. Darnall was editor of the Herald, Harold S. May was managing editor, Oscar D. Lewis was advertising manager, and Albert L. Martin was production manager.Newspapers.comLee Freeman1956-04-19JpegStill Imagehttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1321https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/bd54baf70f4bdf52e173ef994f08c7e1.jpg?Expires=1729123200&Signature=TOJnoFjrUXLx9cuYvCN36547dBrQOigiS2EIepA9jMY8ygW9WwDSYSw5a3W8mbFsRhcEZ3q1Ji0XYBZI4kY8JS3sRG1oz5BQ7rpCnMp2JAqdLq%7EksVbHsFBo%7EjkFXRHABftd2orNvszZ2a2vliL6ZzV78t7Bc00zJItbaFA3yqSI--IUjlce-YVh80iz9UWhkn6iG10E0YvFh-P1rvth7-3V9W6H25z4qqWWQ4apWWmSzKHYwOQWOs7%7EHjlwZ9RBbkrkqYysiYiVDSFQrRWzXCkWWeRUKjVpJEWICMywydTIrge1uZwdOSLIH3GE4ADamoxG9umTf4A6PfWRwV8oBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMFlorence (AL) HeraldEnglishImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
title A Deplorable Incident
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