Lucius Amerson leaving the Macon County courthouse after being sworn in as sheriff.
Amerson was the first African American sheriff elected in the South since Reconstruction; he served from 1967 to 1987. Mary Ellen Gale, Southern Courier reporter, is on the far right. He served from 1967 to 1987. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread that appeared o...
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/6950 |