Four Defense Witnesses On Stand Today

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Title

Four Defense Witnesses On Stand Today

Subject

Peonage
Racism
Crime
Case

Description

A newspaper article about a case where cotton pickers were sent to jail. In the case, the workers argued that it was a peonage case, but in the article the jail time was justified and not peonage. Sheriff Raymond teller and other officials were charged with the prosecution.

Source

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives

Publisher

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date

1927-02-03
1927

Contributor

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Rights

(1927, February 3). Four Defense Witnesses On Stand Today. Brownsville Herald, p. 1.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

BrownsvilleHerald-19270203-FourDefenseWitnesses

Coverage

Corpus Christi, Texas

Collection

Tags

special collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history special collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history special collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history

Citation

“Four Defense Witnesses On Stand Today,” UTRGV Digital Exhibits, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.utrgv.edu/items/show/267.

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