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Robert Stewart
Robert William Stewart, born into slavery in 1850, became the first Black officer in the Los Angeles Police Department in 1886. He served until 1900, when he was unjustly dismissed. Acquitted in court, he later worked as a laborer. In 2021, the LAPD posthumously reinstated Stewart, acknowledging the injustice.
Los Angeles County's first Black District Attorney
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Georgia Ann Robinson
Georgia Ann Robinson was the first African American woman police officer in the LAPD and among the first in the U.S. Appointed in 1919, she worked on juvenile and homicide cases. After losing her sight on duty, she continued activism, founding shelters and fighting for desegregation until her death in 1961.
Charles P Williams the First Known Black Los Angeles Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
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