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Title
Police Officer Thomas Brooks
Description
Thomas Brooks was the first African-American to serve as a police officer in Yonkers and Westchester County. He joined the Yonkers Police Department in 1925.
This photograph of Thomas Brooks was taken in 1930.
Creator
Yonkers Public Library
Source
Yonkers Police Historical Society
Yonkers Rising 6 March 2015 "Pioneer Tom Brooks: Yonkers' & Westchester 1st Black Policeman."