Lucius Amerson sitting in his car after being sworn in as sheriff at the Macon County courthouse.
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@ Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130
Peppler, Jim
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Amerson was the first African American sheriff of Macon County. He served from 1967 to 1987. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread that appeared on pages 1 and 3 of The Southern Courier for January 21-22, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No04_1967_01_21.pdf
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Negatives (Photographic)
1967 January 16
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