Thomas Gilmore receiving an honorary doctorate from Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama.
Gilmore was elected sheriff of Greene County, Alabama, in 1970. He was the first African American sheriff of Greene County and the second African American sheriff in the state (after Lucius Amerson of Macon County, who was elected in 1966). He held the position until 1983.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121917 |
| Summary: | Gilmore was elected sheriff of Greene County, Alabama, in 1970. He was the first African American sheriff of Greene County and the second African American sheriff in the state (after Lucius Amerson of Macon County, who was elected in 1966). He held the position until 1983. |
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