Around noon of August 23, 1917, Lee Sparks and Rufus Daniels, two HPD officers, disrupted a gathering on a street corner in Houston's predominantly black San Felipe district by firing warning shots. This had been a black community since after the Civil War.

Sep 26, 2022 · Cover title: The history of the Black police officers in the Houston Police Department, 1878-1988 "November 1988." Includes bibliographical references

The mission of the Houston Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in the City of Houston by working cooperatively with the public and within the framework of the U.S. Constitution to enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear and provide for a …

Jun 12, 2015 · When Edward Thomas joined the Houston Police Department in the late 194os, he couldn't do many things his white counterparts did. But despite the inequality that he faced at the time, Thomas stuck with it and would go on to become one of …

In 1982, the Houston Police Department appointed its first African-American chief of police, Lee P. Brown, who succeeded B.K.Johnson. Brown served as chief from 1982 to 1990 and later became the City of Houston's first African-American mayor in 1998.

Jun 12, 2015 · Thomas was HPD's first black officer, walking a foot beat from the Third to the Fifth Ward. "Mr. Thomas was not allowed to attend role call with his white counterparts," said Houston...

It was during his tenure that the force hired its first black officers. The officer complement at this time was 12, with an even number of black and white officers. The second-in-command Deputy Marshal was the first black officer to hold that position among those hired.

Jun 9, 2016 · On July 17, 1970, Carl Hampton drove up to the People’s Party II headquarters and saw two white HPD officers harassing a party member for selling copies of The Black Panther on the street.

Aug 15, 2013 · Margie Annette Hawkins Duty, the first female African American to be employed as a police officer in Houston, was born in Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, to Robert Hawkins and Alice Hawkins on August 28, 1922.

Houston Police Department. Videos. View Transcript. A little hyped up so you want to go ahead and get to me when you can. I honestly wish I could smoke that and I'm not trying to sell it. Okay. Hi, I'm Officer Wood with the South Central Patrol Division and this is a day in the life of a patrol officer. So in patrol, you never know what you're ...