Black Cop: My 36 Years in Police Work, and My Career Ending Experiences with Official Racism

by Calvin Lawrence

Calvin Lawrence became a cop at age twenty. He was recruited by the Halifax police department at a time of heightened racial tension in the city. From the start, some fellow African Canadians wondered if he had sold out. White citizens wondered whether a black Canadian even belonged in the job. Calvin takes readers into his confidence as he learns to navigate as a beat cop, and how to deal with racism in the community -- and worse, in the police...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459414489
• ISBN13: 9781459414488
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Lorimer
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.