"City Hires First Negro Policeman"

Title

Subject

Community; Huntsville; Bob Carl Bailey; Civil rights

Description

This is a newspaper article about Bob Carl Bailey, the first African American police officer hired by the city of Huntsville.

This is a news clipping about the hiring of Bob Carl Bailey by the Huntsville Police Department. The article also mentions that the segregated drinking fountain signs were removed from the Huntsville courthouse.

Creator

Cox, Don. (1)

Date

1964

Contributor

Tori Bailey

Rights

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Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

BT.025.jpeg (1)
BT.079.jpg (2)

Original Format

Newspaper

Files

Collection

Community

Citation

Cox, Don. (1) , “"City Hires First Negro Policeman",” Shoals Black History, accessed April 26, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/555.

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