The Story of St. Louis's First African American Detective Andrew J. Gordon, made an exemplary record of over 900 arrests during his five year career. Yet, the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners fired him in November 1905. This book is the story of Gordon's outstanding career and the political forces that ended it prematurely.
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The Story of St. Louis's First African American Detective Andrew J. Gordon, made an exemplary record of over 900 arrests during his five year career. Yet, the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners fired him in November 1905. This book is the story of Gordon's outstanding career and the political forces that ended it prematurely.
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