Bootlegger Meets Death
A Friday, April 2, 1920 Florence Herald report that a local African-American bootlegger whose identity was unknown but whose nickname was "Fathhead," was shot and killed the previous Sunday at a barbershop on Sweetwater Street, allegedly while attempting to evade arrest, by two Florence p...
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| Summary: | A Friday, April 2, 1920 Florence Herald report that a local African-American bootlegger whose identity was unknown but whose nickname was "Fathhead," was shot and killed the previous Sunday at a barbershop on Sweetwater Street, allegedly while attempting to evade arrest, by two Florence police officers. |
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