Ron Stallworth
Ron Stallworth (born June 18, 1953) is a retired American police officer. He worked undercover to arrest members of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the late 1970s. He was the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department.[1][2] The 2018 movie BlacKkKlansman is based on his experiences.
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 Stallworth in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1953
(aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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| Department | Colorado Springs Police | ||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1972–1980 | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Detective | ||||||||||||
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References
- ↑ Taylor, M.. The Black Undercover Cop Who Infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado. Vice (2014-05-30). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ Simon, S.. How A Black Detective Infiltrated The KKK. NPR (2018-06-09). Retrieved 2018-06-24.
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