Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Eric L. Adams, 2015.Biographical NoteEric Adams was, at the time of this interview, Brooklyn Borough President, the first African American elected to the position. In 2006, he retired from the NYPD to make a successful run for the New York State Senate. He was active on the force from 1984 to 2006. During his 22 years in the police force, he began in the Transit Police, then moved to the NYPD where he reached the rank of captain before retiring. He co-founded 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care in 1995 and also served as chair of the Grand Council of the Guardians
Scope and ContentsEric Adams provided two sessions of oral history interviews addressing the same subjects: his career in the New York police Department, the history of the Guardians Association, and the founding of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care. He also goes into some detail about his personal background, including memories about police community relationships in Queens, where he grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, and his efforts to speak out against racism in the police department
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 2015
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