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Lucius Amerson leaving the Macon County courthouse after being sworn in as sheriff.

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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 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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Image
Format:
4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1967 January 16
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection

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Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130