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African-Americans added to police force

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African-Americans added to police force

August 20, 2026

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El Paso added Negroes to its police force for the first time in the city’s history, according to an announcement by Chief L. T. Robey. Four Negro patrolmen were to be appointed initially and assigned to…

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