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Black History Is Our History: First Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker Is NYPD's Highest-Ranking Black Officer

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Black History Is Our History: First Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker Is NYPD's Highest-Ranking Black Officer

Black History Is Our History: First Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker Is NYPD's Highest-Ranking Black Officer

Tucker was sworn in as an NYPD trainee in 1969, the decade of the Civil Rights Movement when national leaders were assassinated and tension between police and the Black community often erupted on the streets.

CBS2's Kristine Johnson reports.


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