In 1896, the first African-American police officer ... Marvin Dulaney is a historian who researches Black police officers throughout American history and documents McDuff’s triumphs and tragedies.

“What could have happened, given her status as this city’s first black police officer, is that racists outside the department or in could have taken aim at her character, her ...

It’s his first slice of life as a black authority figure in Lawrence. When Verner Newman talks, a story about life as a black police officer can quickly transform into a story about an old ...