The Story of the First African American Police Officers in Atlanta

Jeffri Chadiha joins Georgia natives Kenyan Drake of the Dolphins and Dalvin Tomlinson of the Giants to tell the story of the first African American police officers in Atlanta’s history - and the artistic efforts to celebrate the memory of these civil rights pioneers.
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[@westside4842]

As a Mexican American , all the people of color where tuff. Us youngster complain to much . My respect to these hard tuff brave hard working and keep pushing no matter what the odds are. Respect to these honorble police officers! For us in society we should learn from these real Men!

[@tyronegreen6165]

💯🫡🫡Abdul Qadar MuhammadTyrone Michael Green

[@zackwalton4371]

Proud to call them police officers

[@ThomasJamesBeauchene]

Great documentary!

[@MyCoffeyBreak]

The history at 1:43 is not completely accurate. It wasn't the "clergy" that came together and guaranteed the 20,000 votes for the first African-American police officers to patrol black neighborhoods. It was simply one man that guaranteed those votes and his name was John Wesley Dobbs. A majority of those votes (if not all) came from the members of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia Free and Accepted Masons (MWPHGL of Georgia F & AM). John W. Dobbs was known as the "unofficial Mayor of Auburn Avenue." John W. Dobbs was not only a political activist, but was also the Grand Master of the Prince Hall masons in Georgia.

[@yellow2238]

Thanks for clearing that up

[@overlordp.3758]

I didn't know that

[@andyaz3064]

Love this city

[@blakevanwag2258]

Andy Azurdia i live in atl

[@nornje]

It is impressive how civil courage, personal commitment and fairness of the lawmakers allowed to build the new US of A. Apart from changing the external conditions it also took a long way to change the inner landscape of people, i.e. to convert the mindset from an oppressed community (that subconsciously was made to believe that they were second class citizens) into normal participants of everyday life (that are aware of their rights and that are proud of what they are). On the other hand social barriers, hidden racism and a limited access to quality education still plague the US Afro American community. This is twice important as a talented person without good education, intellectual stimulation and promotion of self esteem still is stupid in every way (and thus reconfirms the racist stereotype). The 'ghetto' therefore is a double trap, it destroys talent and creates brutes. The challenge now is to truly transform equal rights into equal opportunities. And that can only happen by spending money for education instead of prisons.

[@nolimitjacob4756]

No ones gunna say anything about offers?

[@onedeepmechanic2214]

nah I think people know the nfl networks tend to be pretty stupid

[@nolimitjacob4756]

OneDeep Mechanic oh ok 👌

[@fghgfghc9572]

True story

[@floydfulgiam83]

Why not begin a renovation project in restoring the police station back to it original beauty into a active police station it take millions of dollars to do it but it can be done in honor of the first black police officers that served there.

[@freddyfrug4711]

They held the Super Bowl in Atlanta, which is seen as the "Black Mecca" meanwhile black people in Atlanta remain clueless, that, after dropping the Confederate battle flag, Georgia adopted the first national flag of the Confederacy as it's state flag in 2003.

[@John-mf6ky]

Yup, I didn't know that for along time. I had a buddy who's dad was born and raised in Georgia. He always had a lot of battle flags.. I always questioned them, but the guy was one of the most gentle/soft spoken people I've ever met. Still doesn't make the flag any less shitty though.

[@smithnwesson990]

It's a flag. When will people stop trying to take down, destroy or ban history? Guess African Americans should never again do tribal dances or display African flags or artifacts since Africa and West Africa in general was constantly killing and enslaving eachother for centuries? Or is it somehow only wrong if Whites did it? Truth is from the Sumerians and Egyptians to the Romans amd modern day, every single race in almost any country has commited dubious and sinister actions throughout history. Let the past go

[@overlordp.3758]

You have no idea how many arguments I got into with people. About that flag.

[@dimebagdarrell4949]

Police offers huh?

[@MikeWalker85]

4:35

[@lonecat1448]

A black police officer saved a family friend of ours.

[@EndearingDespite]

I am impressed that the comment section is up and going. Sometimes it's all "safe play". I want to break free myself. I was born white into addiction and my record is my skin color and tag along was my sport.

[@generalpatton8468]

No one is going to talk about the GTR at 3:13?

[@John-mf6ky]

I didn't notice any Nissans anywhere haha

[@freddyfrug4711]

Based on narratives, Atlanta has been the most racially harmonious of Southern cities which are inhabited by 100k or more black residents over the years. Yet those narratives will seem very much mythical to anybody who's viewed dissimilarity indexes. Based on those figures, Atlanta has been the most racially segregated of Southern cities inhabited by 100k or more black residents over the years, which somewhat dispel another narrative of Birmingham as the most racially segregated of such places in the South over the years.

[@SuperHamrick94]

*PoLiCe OfFeRs*

[@patriziocolucci6419]

HA.

[@judoman9006]

Police offers

[@freddyfrug3940]

There was a white police officer in Atlanta known as "Itchy Trigger Finger " Nash who shot and killed over a dozen black males in Atlanta during the late 1940's, who's obscurity is very perplexing when considering that Nash was also a known Klansman.

[@rome2989]

African American police “offers”

[@damarcusmomm05]

The treatment of black officer's is disgraceful.

[@trentoncampbell2998]

First

[@Michaelbos]

😂

[@projectawesome5675]

i thought this channel was about football

[@seanalvarez3632]

Football?

[@ryanLeKing]

'Learning. 'Social-growth.

[@323TESOL]

Where is BLM? Just wondering?

[@dianemoore1888]

And a so-called black cop is nothing today

[@camakelele]

First