- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Thomas Gilmore receiving an honorary doctorate from Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Creator:
- Farrow, Ralph
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1978-03-31
- Subject:
- Miles College
African Americans--Education
Civic leaders
Civil rights
Police
Universities and colleges
Birmingham (Ala.)
Jefferson County (Ala.) - People:
- Gilmore, Thomas
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- 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.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121917
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:121917/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
Thomas Gilmore receiving an honorary doctorate from Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama.
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