City of Florence hires black policeman
This is a newspaper account of Will Vaughn, an African American hired to patrol the black business district in East Florence. According to Florence historian Lee Freeman: Vaughn would not receive a salary but would instead be paid out of fines levied on offenders and had no authority over whites. In...
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Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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| Online Access: | https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/673 |