Photograph of John Lyght in Air Force Uniform

John Lyght in Air Force Uniform

John Lyght in his Air Force uniform, 1945. From the John Lyght photograph collection

Photograph of John, Daniel, and Jessie Lyght in school

John, Daniel, and Jessie Lyght in school

Description: John, Daniel, and Jessie Lyght (left to right) in their class at Lutsen School (Lutsen, Minnesota), 1933. From the John Lyght photograph collection.

Photograph of John and Daniel Lyght

John and Daniel Lyght

John (left) and Daniel Lyght, ca. early 1930s. From the John Lyght photograph collection.

Photograph of Stella Lyght at Northern Lights Resort, 1930

Stella Lyght

Stella Lyght, seated, at Northern Lights Resort, 1930. From the John Lyght photograph collection.

Photograph of Hosey Lyght, 1930

Hosey Lyght

Hosey Lyght, 1930. From the John Lyght photograph collection.

Photograph of Sheriff John Lyght, 1984

John Lyght

Sheriff John Lyght, 1984. John Lyght Papers, Minnesota Historical Society Photograph Collection.

Lyght, John (1927–2010)

John Lyght, Minnesota’s first African American sheriff, faced different challenges than his constituents as one of the only African Americans in Cook County. A reputation for fairness, however, won him multiple re-elections with wide support between 1972 and 1994.

Rev. Denzil A. Carty with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rev. Denzil A. Carty (standing at center) with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (sitting) in 1956, during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. From the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder.

Rev. Denzil A. Carty

Rev. Denzil A. Carty

Rev. Denzil A. Carty, ca. 1950s. In The Scott Collection: Minnesota’s Black Community in the ‘50s, 60s, and ‘70s (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 2018), page 365.

Rev. Denzil A. Carty

Rev. Denzil A. Carty

Rev. Denzil A. Carty, ca. 1950s. Used courtesy of the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center.

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