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Samuel Jesse Battle (January 16, 1883 – August 7, 1966) was an American police officer and one of the first African-American New York City Police Department officers, sworn in on March 6, 1911.
- Timeline of African-American firsts
First African-American police officer in New York City:...
- Timeline of African-American firsts
Georgia Ann Robinson (née Hill; May 12, 1879 – September 21, 1961) was an American police officer and community worker who was the first African American woman to be appointed a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD); she was also one of the first Black policewomen to be hired in the country. She joined the force in 1916 ...
First African-American police officer in New York City: Samuel J. Battle, following the 1898 incorporation of the five boroughs into the City of New York, and the hiring of three African-American officers in the Brooklyn Police Department.
April 12, 1870: Officer William Johnson of Jacksonville, Florida becomes the first recognized African-American police officer killed in the line of duty. 1875: Bass Reeves is appointed as the first African-American Deputy U.S. Marshal.
Georgia Ann Robinson was one of these women. She was the first Black female police officer to be hired by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and history suggests that she is the first Black female police officer to ever serve in the United States.
6 paź 2013 · Samuel J. Battle, the first African American police officer in the New York Police Department, was born January 16, 1883, in New Bern, North Carolina. At the time, he was recorded as the largest baby born in North Carolina at 16 pounds.
26 cze 2011 · On June 28, 1911, a century ago Tuesday, Samuel Battle largely delivered on his resolutions. Having grown to 6-foot-3 and 285 pounds, he became the first black person appointed to the New York...
