Episode 184 Sheriff Without A Gun The Legacy of Thomas Gilmore

Southern Mysteries Podcast by Shannon Ballard

Feb 16, 202625:47Society & Culture

In 1970, Thomas Gilmore became the first Black sheriff in rural Greene County, Alabama. He refused to carry a gun. How did a man of peace earn the trust to enforce the law in a place shaped by deep racial divides? And wh...

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