1910: James A. Saunders

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Patrolman James A. Saunders, Plainfield NJ's first African-American police officer (c 1910)

Patrolman James A. Saunders, Plainfield NJ’s first African-American police officer. Saunders was a member of the force from 1895 to 1917. (source)

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