Tag: April 1940
National Negro Business League Meeting, Savannah GA, 1940
On a fateful Friday, the cream of the crop in Negro business gathered in Savannah, Georgia, for a conference that would leave a lasting impact on the community. Members of the National Negro Business League met with officers of the United States Chamber of Commerce, their minds set on tackling the pressing problems that had…
Typewriter and Adding Machine Stolen, Juneau AK, 1940
A brazen theft shook the streets of Juneau, Alaska, when a valuable typewriter and adding machine vanished into thin air. The dastardly crime took place in the bustling city of Juneau, where the owner, a local business, had left the equipment unattended. The thief, still at large, made off with the prized possessions, leaving behind…
Helena County Attorney, Obstruction of Justice, Montana 2024
In a shocking display of incompetence and corruption, the county attorney of Helena, Montana, has been accused of wilfully neglecting his duties and even obstructing citizens’ efforts to enforce the law. This disturbing trend has left many wondering if the county attorney’s office is more interested in protecting the rights of gamblers than upholding justice.…
J. Edgar Hoover Warns of Third Degree Tactics, New York, 1940
In a scathing article published in The American Magazine, J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), sounded the alarm on the widespread practice of the third degree, a brutal and inhumane method of extracting confessions from prisoners through torture and beatings. Related Federal Cases Michael Johnson, Abducted Elderly Woman with…
