In the winter of 1938, the city of Sheffield, Alabama, lost a dedicated public servant in a violent confrontation. Chief of Police B.B. Cox, a 49-year-old male, was shot and killed on January 24th of that year. After a decade of service with the Sheffield Police Department, his life was cut short while he was attempting to quell a disturbance at a local dance hall.
The evening took a tragic turn when a fight broke out. Chief Cox, in the line of duty, intervened to restore order. It was th
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