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TPD’s Fearless Four tackled racism, changed law enforcement departments across nation

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Racism and discrimination still plagued police departments in the 1960s and 70s, but four Tampa police officers filed and won a lawsuit that would change that forever. “They ...
WMNF

Tampa’s Fearless Four Fought Discrimination in City Employment

On Emancipation Day and Juneteenth, Paul Guzzo, culture reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, joined Shelley on MidPoint to explore the history of the Fearless Four, a group of Tampa Police Department ...
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‘Fearless Four’ Black Tampa police officers honored with monument

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Four Black Tampa police officers, known as the Fearless Four for their courageous efforts to fight discrimination, were honored over the weekend. Former Tampa police officers; ...
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‘Fearless Four’ talk overcoming discrimination in Tampa Police Department

TAMPA, Fla — James Dukes. Frank Gray. Clarence Nathan. Lewis Rufus. They call themselves the “Fearless Four.” “We kind of felt like we were the guardians of our community by being on the police ...