Newspaper Clipping On the Arrest of Eleven African Americans

Title:

Newspaper Clipping On the Arrest of Eleven African Americans

Description:

This newspaper clipping titled "The Penitentiary is the Place" discusses the arrest of eleven men, now freed slaves, referenced as "negroes," for murdering another black man.

Collection Title:

Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Series:

Bird Family Papers, 1825-ca. 1920

Topical Subject:

Freedmen, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Murder, and Arrest

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Laurens County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-008

Date Digital:

2021-06

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

256440