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1947 - Negro Officers Get Full Status

Negro officers get “full status” in Police Dept: 1947. 

  • Charlotte's first "full status" black police officers on the steps of the Charlotte Police Department. 
  • From left to right, front row: Roy Booton, Vardry Spencer, George T. Nash, Jr., and James Taylor. Back row: John Lyles, James Ross, A.M. Houston, and John Hoffman.
Event Date: 
1947
Exhibit & Section: 
African American Album Volume 2 [1]
Main Image: 
Charlotte's first black police officers, 1947
Node Order: 
80
Tags: 
African American Album 2 - Events Timeline [2]
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Event Date Field: 
Thursday, December 21, 2017
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Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/african-american-album-volume-2/1947-negro-officers-get-full-status

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/african-american-album-volume-2 [2] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/african-american-album-2-events-timeline