Col. William A. Johnson kills African-American John Caruthers [sic] of Tuscumbia, in Colbert Co., AL.

A report of the June, 1871 killing of African-American John Caruthers of Tuscumbia by Col. William A. Johnson, a Tuscumbia businessman, allegedly in self-defense. One of five children of Richard and Katherine Johnson born in Lauderdale County, Tuscumbian Col. William A. Johnson (1827-1891) was a...

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Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/829