Milwaukee FBI office was first in nation headed by African American agent John Glover became Special Agent in Charge of the Milwaukee field office in 1979. Share Updated: 6:48 PM CST Feb 25, 2021 Milwaukee FBI office was first in nation headed by African American agent John Glover became Special Agent in Charge of the Milwaukee field office in 1979. Share Updated: 6:48 PM CST Feb 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SHARES JOHN GLOVER’S STORY AND WHY THE TIMING OF HIS FBI ARRIVAL WAS SO SIGNIFICANT. >> HE EARNED HIS PHD FROM USC. HE COULD’VE DONE ANYTHING, BUT HE CHOSE THE FBI. >> INSIDE THE FBI’S MILWAUKEE FIELD OFFICE, I SPOKE WITH OFFICIALS ABOUT FORMER SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE, JOHN GLOVER. THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO EVER HEAD A FIELD OFFICE, AND IT HAPPENED IN MILWAUKEE FROM 1979 TO 1980. >> IT STARTED A MOVEMENT IN THE FBI OF SEEING MORE MINORITIES, ALL RACES, GENDERS RISING IN THE RANKS OF THE FBI. >> GLOVER WAS ALSO THE ONLY BLACK QUANTIQO GRADUATE IN HIS CLASS, IN THE 1960’ >> HE WAS APPOINTED AN AGENT IN 1966. THAT WAS A CRUCIAL TIME IN THE CIVIL-RIGHTS MOVEMENT. HE HAD THE ABILITY THROUGH HIS ACTIONS ALONE OF BEING AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN THE POSITION HE WAS INTO BE A ROLE MODEL FOR MANY. >> PRESENT DAY, GLOVER’S MOVEMENT CONTINUES THROUGH A DIVERSITY FAIR IN MILWAUKEE. A PASSION FOR SOMEONE WHO KNOWS FIRST HAND, WHAT THAT REPRESENTATION CAN DO. >> IT HELPS FOLKS LIKE MYSELF. I GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE MORE YOU COULD SAY, THAT COULD BE ME TOO. >> CHERNEY AMHARA, WISN 12 NEWS. PATRICK: GLOVER