RE Petty, Esq., of Leighton, Shoots at an African-American Thief in His Corn Crib.
Two April, 1881 newspaper articles reporting that RE Petty, Esq., of Leighton, Colbert County had taken shots at an unidentified African-American man who was attempting to rob his corn crib. Thinking he hd killed the man, he approached him and the thief suddenly rose up, snatched the gun out of his...
Main Author: | Tuscumbia North Alabamian Lauderdale News |
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Format: | Electronic |
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Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Online Access: | https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1098 |
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