Martin Digital History

Capt. Leroy Washington, 1991

Item

Title

Capt. Leroy Washington, 1991

Description

Washington was one of the first two Black officers (along with James Hall) appointed to the Stuart police force. Washington became the first Black Captain of the Stuart police department and was later promoted to Deputy Chief of Police.

Photo taken for the South Fork High School 1991 publication, Florida Cracker Sampler, p. 25.

Creator

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

South Fork High School (Stuart, Fla.)

Date

Contributor

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white copy print; 4x6 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Thurlow-2024-002-051
2024.002

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

Ron Ashley, “Capt. Leroy Washington, 1991,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/3466.