Newspaper clipping with headline, "Dixie Negro to Die for $1.95 Theft."

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Title

Newspaper clipping with headline, "Dixie Negro to Die for $1.95 Theft."

Creator

The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa.

Description

Newspaper clipping describing the case surrounding a black man's death sentence after being convicted of theft for robbing a white housewife of $1.95.

Subject

Racism

Format

Digital image captured with an Epson 12000XL scanner. TIFF file created from a newspaper clipping scanned and resized to 885 x 1345 pixels, 96 dpi.

Date Modified

2022-07-27

Rights Holder

The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52091

Date

1958-08-17

Language

English

Medium

Newspaper

Tags

Citation

The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa., “Newspaper clipping with headline, "Dixie Negro to Die for $1.95 Theft.",” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed October 11, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/7627.