Society & Culture

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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Episode 184 Sheriff Without A Gun The Legacy of Thomas Gilmore is an episode from Southern Mysteries Podcast by Shannon Ballard. In 1970, Thomas Gilmore became the first Black sheriff in rural Greene County, Alabama. He refused to carry a g...

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Published Feb 16, 2026, 25:47 long, audio available.

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