Lucius Amerson getting into his car after being sworn in as sheriff at the Macon County courthouse.
Amerson was the first African American sheriff elected in the South since Reconstruction; he served from 1967 to 1987. This image was used in the photo spread that appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for January 21-22, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www....
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/6951 |