r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 2d ago

Britain's first black female officer

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u/Simple-Librarian-99 2d ago

Brave woman ❤️🔥

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u/Naryanope 2d ago

What is actually remarkable is that she didn’t have a terrible time as a first black female officer. Apparently most of the antagonism came from outside of the police force. That surprised me to be honest. She had a good career and eventually worked in Missing Persons.

Up until the early 80s the British police were extremely corrupt. This included involvement in crime, being threatening, and also being especially coercive towards minority communities. She would have had an awareness of this, and all the same chose to break barriers. She must have been brave, and her bravery paid off in a career she made her own.

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u/middleparable 2d ago

Thank you for sharing. I can’t imagine what she would’ve went through in those days. RIP Ms Allen

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u/Temporary_Bonus_3323 1d ago

Rest well Sislin Fay Allen 3/29/1938-7/4/2021🙏🏾🕊️❤️

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u/SilentMix2027 2d ago

That must have been hell.

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u/TrippyBoe 2d ago

Her uniform was super classy

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u/sammyfrosh 2d ago

Stop working for those who have no respect for you lol. She’s still considered an outsider lol 😂

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u/longtall94 2d ago

Gotta change the narrative somehow , we can’t have all WHITE police officers. We need representation of everyone in there.

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u/ScottblackAttacks 2d ago

Nah, 70 years later and we’re still talking like this? Gotta build our own and stop trying to integrate.