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Arizona Sun
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
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St. Louis NAACP demands immediate conference with Police Commissioners to address charges of bigotry in the department, citing disparities in promotions and employment for Negro officers compared to white officers.
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St. Louis, Mo. The NAACP
asked the Board of Police Commissioners to set an immediate
conference date to look into its
charges of bigotry throughout the
local law enforcement agency.
We wish to know what decisions have been made to eliminate
bigotry in the Metropolitan police department, said the NAACP in a special
message to the Board of Commissioners.
It was signed by Norman R.
Seay, chairman of the NAACP's special
committee on police affairs, and Mrs. Margaret Bush Wilson,
NAACP branch president.
An NAACP survey last spring
revealed that there are approximately 50 uniformed officers from the Negro community with college
training. Ten are college graduates, yet only one of this group
holds rank above patrolman.
On the other hand, out of a total
of 1,800 white uniformed officers,
about seven are college graduates
and at least six of these hold the
rank of sergeant or above, the
NAACP said.
In addition, Mrs. Wilson reported that NAACP investigation indicated
that there were no Negroes,
either officers or civilians, employed
in the Chief's office.
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The NAACP asked the Board of Police Commissioners to set an immediate conference date to look into its charges of bigotry throughout the local law enforcement agency. The NAACP wished to know what decisions have been made to eliminate bigotry in the Metropolitan police department. An NAACP survey last spring revealed that there are approximately 50 uniformed officers from the Negro community with college training, ten are college graduates, yet only one holds rank above patrolman. Out of a total of 1,800 white uniformed officers, about seven are college graduates and at least six hold the rank of sergeant or above. NAACP investigation indicated that there were no Negroes, either officers or civilians, employed in the Chief's office.