Peter A. Brannon created this scrapbook to document a sightseeing trip he made with Clayton Albert, Thomas W. Martin, and Marion Rushton; the group traveled from Claiborne to St. Stephens, Alabama. The scrapbook includes a narrative of the men's...
Gray was the attorney who represented Rosa Parks and others who filed a federal court suit opposing segregation laws. He was indicted for his work on the case.
This image was printed in the quadrennial report of the Board of Control and Economy of the Alabama State Board of Administration (later the Alabama Department of Corrections) for the years 1919 to 1922.
"John W. Pace, of Tallapoosa County. He is the chief defendant in the peonage cases. Pace is hard labor contractor of his county and has served a term as Sheriff."
In 1949, Johnny Ray Smith broke out of a Florida jail, along with two seventeen-year old boys. In the course of attempting to evade authorities, they kidnapped a man in order to use his car. They were captured a few days later and were charged...
"The modern dairy at Alabama's Kilby Prison, Montgomery, Ala., is one of the most complete in the Nation. Here, the prisoners handle the best in dairy products."