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Group portrait of the first black police officers hired by the Miami Police Department - Miami, Florida.
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Portraits, Group--Florida--Dade County--Miami
African Americans--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Peace officers--Florida--Dade County--Miami--Portraits
African American police--Florida--Dade County--Miami--Portraits
African American men--Florida--Dade County--Miami--Portraits
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Johnnie Young was killed in the line of duty in 1947.
John Milledge was killed in the line of duty in 1946.
L-R (and years of service): Clyde Lee, 1944-1960; John Milledge, 1944-1946; Ralph White, 1944-1976; Fred Ebron, 1944-46, 48-71; Benjamin J. Guilford, 1944-1970; James McGruder, 1944-1948; Alexander McDowell, 1944-1960; Clinton Williams, 1944-1965; James Washington, 1944-1972; Johnnie Young, 1944-1947; Jacob Frinks, 1945-1965; Issac Jacob Davis, 1945-1950; Amos Brooks, 1945-1967; Richard Allen Clements, 1945-1952; Kenneth Hampton, 1945-1967; Elager Burrell, 1945-1953; Delmor Troutman, 1945-56, 58-59; and an unknown officer.
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Group portrait of the first black police officers hired by the Miami Police Department - Miami, Florida. 1946. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/13715>, accessed 15 June 2026.
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Group portrait of the first black police officers hired by the Miami Police Department - Miami, Florida. 1946. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/13715>
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