"At Riverton: A Negro Attempts a Fiendish Crime"

"At Riverton: A Negro Attempts a Fiendish Crime"

This is a newspaper story about Hillery ("Jim") Speaks, who was a convict leased by the Robinson Brothers of Hillsboro, Alabama, to work on the Muscle Shoals Canal. Convict-leasing, whereby mostly African Americans were forced to serve their prison sentences performing manual labor, was a...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:
Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/315
format Electronic
collection Community 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
"At Riverton: A Negro Attempts a Fiendish Crime"
fulltopic Photographs, documents, and clippings
Community; crime; convict-leasing; lynching
description This is a newspaper story about Hillery ("Jim") Speaks, who was a convict leased by the Robinson Brothers of Hillsboro, Alabama, to work on the Muscle Shoals Canal. Convict-leasing, whereby mostly African Americans were forced to serve their prison sentences performing manual labor, was a popular form of oppression in the Jim Crow south. The article further details Speaks' escape from the convict work gang, and his recapture.
spelling "At Riverton: A Negro Attempts a Fiendish Crime"Community; crime; convict-leasing; lynchingThis is a newspaper story about Hillery ("Jim") Speaks, who was a convict leased by the Robinson Brothers of Hillsboro, Alabama, to work on the Muscle Shoals Canal. Convict-leasing, whereby mostly African Americans were forced to serve their prison sentences performing manual labor, was a popular form of oppression in the Jim Crow south. The article further details Speaks' escape from the convict work gang, and his recapture.The Florence TimesBrian Murphy1897-07-23Still ImageJPGriverton1.png riverton2.pnghttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/315https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/9729b75facc0ba736aaa3e93150abd7c.png?Expires=1708560000&Signature=oRnd2JstInjD6nNgoFnhc09cQaHJX3KImgadKf4AGtuYlsbJdjd%7E59-VZuJa8MjL8dUMTm5%7EXQPHSbXnFvvo7549l35GadVPOt7gZHP8BYimTK6cVWwN5EhWBXwoxiP4dkeDJ-fuT5bgtqe1RCezJFJqzMA06F09ZTp0DSK45W1rK9SbTS-oq9pq6nvpHUQmd71MaKR-3mhpX3Llf-2ziH6pXu1ln-N8N2bUxFpbfDqWLnMoOr5NwV2vE-VDgbh6H4Pg9AxYTlN5fxmLvYRRU3jHX5S9tjhZb9qMFTJQflMkg3RsamnAoF%7E3ZYw09WDb0L-5YZmqMbBLW3NCr9gLrw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMhttps://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/28a29e208e0c9b6bec448d460fa7dc43.png?Expires=1708560000&Signature=kmrFB6GxbLBq4kdd8YeRxD6ajuFPpMlPqQTGatVfgWA9QVYlabzE4m7Xl6vflKjS4Rxeqm9j0CfTTIq6IgxlUQfoLcB%7Edlq2238sjlHYknp2kn3ecreLVMZ-Bkx0Rk0Iz3g%7EJIGKN-h2h4tW0er8jXfguPda4WkroiVd%7E2cLaya4OhiO1tNB5HeLWPELNJEgGI4IV9wGwI5%7EQ2AGM4Q9TMLQSffiM0Dhgbtlaku-Sk9F1tSPnD2bH78zYI%7EJZOsCyJpLY1dViN5RL7ke01-MpZvPWnPJoES70N5hFCWLGcMiT%7E5Pq%7ERntVmmsR7BnVc%7EQi1hba2dCULG3jwGk4zC4A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMThe Florence TimesEnglishImages 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.
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