Violet Hill Whyte: Baltimore’s Lady Law-Baltimore, MD
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Don.Morfe
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Violet Hill Whyte: Baltimore’s Lady Law (Baltimore Black History)-s a teacher and mother of four, Mrs. Violet Hill Whyte of Carrollton Avenue did not fit the accepted image of a policeman in the 1930s. Regardless, on December 3, 1937, she became the city’s first African-American police officer.
Waymark Code: WM11KY1
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2019
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Violet Hill Whyte: Baltimore’s Lady Law (Baltimore Black History)- As a teacher and mother of four, Mrs. Violet Hill Whyte of Carrollton Avenue did not fit the accepted image of a policeman in the 1930s. Regardless, on December 3, 1937, she became the city’s first African-American police officer. Whyte refused to carry a gun and earned her nickname “Lady Law” by working countless sixteen-hour days. Over her thirty-year career, she strived to improve the juvenile justice system and protect the young people of West Baltimore.
The marker is on a brick post at the entrance to a parking lot on Payson Street.
Group that erected the marker: Baltimore Heritage Organization
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
500 N Payson Street
BALTIMORE, MD USA
21223
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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