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Atlanta Police Department first African American officers 1940s Police Uniform, Police Officer Reference, 1950s Police Uniform, 1940s Aesthetic, American Police, Georgia History, Police Man, Police Costume, Edith Piaf

Mayor William Hartsfield and Police Chief Herbert Jenkins, both white, stood before Atlanta’s first eight African American police officers as they prepared for active duty. Hartsfield gave a rallying speech, warning that though 95 percent of the white cops didn’t want them, they were here to do what Jackie Robinson had done for baseball the year before.

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Vintage Formal Wear, Savile Row Tailoring, Military Suit, Green Flannel Shirt, Army Coat, Tweed Overcoat, Black Peacoat, Battle Dress, Moss Bros

For sale here is a beautiful example of an army officers greatcoat by Moss Bros. The coat is made from a fantastic fine weave serge and features a sort of coarse cotton / alpaca lining, deep gauntlet cuffs and wide DB fasten. The label plus the previously mentioned features make me fairly sure that this is pre WW2 but probably not that much older. The buttons have obviously been changed and I also

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