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Framed Portraits

Trailblazers for Justice – Burton, Amerson, Washington (First Black Sheriffs)

JBW

Jacquelyn Barrett-Washington – First Black Woman Elected Sheriff in the Nation (1992, Fulton County, GA)

LDA

Lucius D. Amerson – First Black Sheriff Elected in the South after Reconstruction (1966, Macon County, AL)

WMB

Walter Moses Burton – First Black Sheriff in the Nation (1869, Fort Bend County, TX)
Great Courage – Burton and Amerson (First Black Sheriffs)

Books

Great Courage is the extraordinary story of the life of Lucius D. Ameson, The First Black Sheriff Elected in The South After Reconstruction.

Accessories

The National Black Sheriffs’ Association Challenge Coin honors the legacy of the first Black sheriff in the South, a descendant of the Blantau tribe of