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Oral history interview with Robert McKibbons and Ernest Lyons, 1979 April 24

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McKibbons, Robert

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Oral history interview with Robert McKibbons and Ernest Lyons interviewed by Bernard West on 1979 April 24.One of the first African American police officers in Atlanta.
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Sound
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Lyons, Ernest, 1920-2000West, Bernard
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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Police
  2. African Americans
  3. Atlanta
  4. Georgia
  5. History
  6. Interviews
  7. Police

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