Crowd at the Macon County courthouse for the swearing-in of Lucius Amerson as sheriff.

Crowd at the Macon County courthouse for the swearing-in of Lucius Amerson as sheriff.

The press was banned from the swearing-in ceremony; only Jim Peppler, photographer for The Southern Courier, was allowed to photograph the event. Amerson was the first African American sheriff elected in the South since Reconstruction; he served from 1967 to 1987. This image was taken for (but not u...

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Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Southern Courier photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/6944
format Electronic
collection Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Southern Courier photographs
spellingShingle Southern Courier photographs
Crowd at the Macon County courthouse for the swearing-in of Lucius Amerson as sheriff.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Journalists; Photographers; Macon County (Ala.)
description The press was banned from the swearing-in ceremony; only Jim Peppler, photographer for The Southern Courier, was allowed to photograph the event. Amerson was the first African American sheriff elected in the South since Reconstruction; 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
spelling Q0000019371Q19371Crowd at the Macon County courthouse for the swearing-in of Lucius Amerson as sheriff.The press was banned from the swearing-in ceremony; only Jim Peppler, photographer for The Southern Courier, was allowed to photograph the event. Amerson was the first African American sheriff elected in the South since Reconstruction; 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.pdf1967 January 161960-1969Peppler, JimJournalists; Photographers; Macon County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 2, Binder 3Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/6944
title Crowd at the Macon County courthouse for the swearing-in of Lucius Amerson as sheriff.
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