African-American Frank Thompson Appointed a Special Policeman of the Stewart Springs Neighborhood of West Florence in March of 1896.

A Thursday, March 5, 1896 Florence Herald and Saturday, March 7, Florence Times report that African-American Frank Thompson had recently been appointed by the Florence City Council as a "special policeman" of the African-American Stewart Springs neighborhood, albeit without a salary, &q...

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Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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