Lucius Amerson leaving the Macon County courthouse after being sworn in as sheriff.
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Peppler, Jim
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Amerson was the first African American sheriff elected in the South since Reconstruction; he served from 1967 to 1987. He served from 1967 to 1987. Mary Ellen Gale, Southern Courier reporter, is on the far right. 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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1967 January 16
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