first African American police officer in Dallas
Dallas: First Black police officer fatally shot 2 months into the job honored after 128 years
In 1896, the first African-American police officer in Dallas, Officer William McDuff, was killed, only weeks after taking office. Dallas has now memorialized him with a street topper near the site of his sad death, after 128 years. Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney is a historian who researches Black police officers throughout American history and documents…
