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Oral history interview with Eric L. Adams, 2015

Creator: Adams, Eric L.
Project: New York Police Department Guardians Oral History Collection.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript: 41 pages sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Eric 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 Contents

Eric 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

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