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  • Description is exactly "A Friday, December 10, 1948 Florence Herald report that the Black veterans of Florence-Lauderdale with the assistance of Post No. 11 of Florence, had established a temporary Negro American Legion post in Florence, awaiting official confirmation by the state and national Legion headquarters.

    The officers were: William B. Garrett, commander; Willie M. Kimbrough, vice-commander; Lawrence G. Armstead, historian; Turner J. Alexander, chaplain; Samuel J. Bates, sergeant-at-arms."

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A Friday, December 10, 1948 Florence Herald report that the Black veterans of Florence-Lauderdale with the assistance of Post No. 11 of Florence, had established a temporary Negro American Legion post in Florence, awaiting official confirmation by…
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