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Birmingham’s Rogues and Rapscallions

Posted by Danny, on August 6th, 2009, at 9:32 am

In August, Wade on Birmingham is giving us Birmingham Biggest’s Crooks, a “celebration of Birmingham’s most notorious crooks, whether they be liars, thieves, extortionists, swindlers or thugs.”

You get one a day, ending on August 31 when Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford goes on trial in federal court for charges of bribery and conspiracy.

Today’s update reaches back in time to feature train robber and outlaw Rube Burrow.

For some reason, his site is loading quite slowly for me this morning.

Category: History, Local Politics

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