

Tony Ward, a native of Thomasville, Georgia, is a grassroots activist who sued UPS who demoted him due to skin condition that makes shaving painful. This condition is unique to African American's and was seen as racial discrimination. Tony Ward's lawsuit saw UPS change their policies regarding shaving and this skin condition.
















Willie Cook and Augusta Flowers were the first two African American police officers in Thomasville. Despite serving their community as officers, the two policemen could not arrest white citizens, or patrol white areas of town. Additionally, they were not allowed inside their own police station and had to wait for a white officer to check out their patrol cars.


C. W. McIver was born in Ocilla, Georgia, and moved to Thomasville in the 1950s. Initially, he came to Thomasville as the Negro County Agent with the Thomas County Agriculture Extension Service. Later, He would become the first African American to be named as the director of the Thomas County Agricultural Extension Service.
