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First African-American FBI agent finally gets recognition

This month, the FBI is marking the 100th anniversary of the hiring of the first African-American special agent. There are no known photographs of James Wormley Jones, but there is a record of his hiring a century ago. Jeff Pegues reports on the lessons from the past that are relevant to what is happening today inside the FBI.
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