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Negro School Traffic Policewomen appointed and reported for duty March 6, 1950View of African American traffic police women in Atlanta, Georgia. Left to right; (front) Emma Hughey, Mayme Bondu, Nellie Silver, (back) Mamie Wiggins, Sara Grune, Mynteu Rauls.The Atlanta Police Department was formed in 1873 with 26 officers. Thomas Jones was elected the first Atlanta Chief of Police.
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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Atlanta Police Department (Atlanta, Ga.)
  4. Bondu, Mayme
  5. Georgia
  6. Grune, Sara
  7. Hughey, Emma
  8. Law Enforcement Officers
  9. Police
  10. Policewomen
  11. Rauls, Mynteu
  12. Silver, Nellie
  13. Uniforms
  14. Wiggins, Mamie
  15. Women

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