Tag: Q2 1831
Tuscaloosa’s Black Market Booms: Richardson’s Grocery Scandal
In the sweltering heat of April 1831, a sinister underworld of contraband goods flourished in the heart of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. JNO RICHARDSON, the proprietor of Richardson’s Grocery, was at the center of it all. His store, situated at Sims Brick Row, had become a hub for illicit trade, peddling an array of stolen and smuggled…
