Rep. Thomas Reed (center) stands with Leon Hampton (left) and Elbert Dawson (right), two of the first three Black state troopers hired in Alabama after the Paradise v. Allen decision desegregated the state troopers by implementing a quota system. Tyrone Anderson was hired at the same time but declined to be photographed.
Paradise v. Allen
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