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Photograph of first African-American members of the Savannah Police Department, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 1947 May 3

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Savannah, May 3, 1947. Said to be the first nine black members of the Savannah Police Department. See: Case File for identification of people and additional information. At far right is Lt. Truman F. Ward who became Chief of Police in May 1948.
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Georgia Archives

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Police
  2. African Americans
  3. Costume
  4. Georgia
  5. Municipal Services
  6. Portraits
  7. Savannah

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