Richmond’s First African American Police Officers

From the National Historic Marker Database: By Daw Bowen, July 28, 2007 Inscription. On 1 May 1946, Richmond’s first professional African American police officers were hired and assigned to the First Precinct at Smith and Marshall Streets. They were…

From the National Historic Marker Database: By Daw Bowen, July 28, 2007 Inscription. On 1 May 1946, Richmond’s first professional African American police officers were hired and assigned to the First Precinct at Smith and Marshall Streets. They were Howard T. Braxton, Doctor P. Day, Frank S. Randolph, and John W. Vann. On 16 December 1949, […]

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