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Virgil Oliver - first "Negro" in South to serve on jury

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@ Austin History Center

Douglass, Neal

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View of a jury - 4 men standing, 3 men sitting in jury box. Virgil Oliver, seated at right, was first "Negro" in the South to serve on a jury.1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
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