Mr.
Schiff: Hi, welcome to "FBI 100, A Closer
Look." I'm Neal Schiff of the Bureau's Office
of Public Affairs along with FBI Historian Dr.
John Fox. John, February is Black History Month
and the history of African-Americans at the FBI
is strong?
Dr.
Fox: "Well Neal we've had African-American
agents in the Bureau since at least the era of
World War I. We had agents come in who served
in a variety of investigative capacities including
as Special Agents. One was James Amos who came
in in the early 1920s; he had been a former Secret
Service operative connected with the protective
detail for President Roosevelt and he served in
the FBI's New York office until the 1940s."
Mr. Schiff: Despite reports that African-American
Agents may have had little investigative responsibilities,
that's not really true. African-American Agents
did investigations in the 20s, 30s, 40s?
Dr. Fox: "Yes Neal. Although there were
very few African-American agents, a number of
them that we did have conducted a full range of
investigations. From Espionage to Violent Crimes
to fugitive matters."
Mr.
Schiff: Who are some African-Americans have
served as leaders of the FBI?
Dr.
Fox: "John Glover was our Deputy Director
for a number of years; number two in charge of
the FBI. Carolyn Morris served as the Assistant
Director in charge of our Technical Services Division;
the first female African-American executive of
that rank. And more recently Mike Mason and Willie
Hulon have served as Executive Assistant Directors
in charge of criminal investigations and our intelligence
services in the FBI."
Mr.
Schiff: From the FBI's Public Affairs office,
along with Bureau Historian Dr. John Fox, I'm
Neal Schiff with "FBI 100, A Closer Look."
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