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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
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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