In 1943, O.H. Leak and B. Allen Steele were the first African Americans appointed to the city police force. Leak, shown here in 1955 inspecting a car parked in the 200 block of East Commerce Street, was later promoted to a detective and retired as Captain of the Criminal Investigation Division in 1975.

This photograph appeared in The High Point Enterprise on Monday, August 29, 2016.

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