Scene of Albert Patterson's Murder

Crowds mill around in the streets outside the law offices of Phenix City attorney Albert Patterson, who was gunned down there as he approached his car on June 18, 1954.

Large crowd gathered outside the Elite Cafe in Phenix City, Alabama, on the night of Gov. Albert Patterson's murder.
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Large crowd gathered outside the Elite Cafe in Phenix City, Alabama, on the night of Gov. Albert Patterson's murder.