James S. Griffin
This file appears in: Education and Athletic Achievement
Saint Paul Police Department, at his desk. Griffin became the first African American police chief.
Date: Approximately 1955
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
This file appears in: Education and Athletic Achievement
Education and Athletic Achievement
The intersection of Lexington and Marshall represents two points of entry by African Americans: education and athletic achievement. In Saint Paul, access to educational institutions was generally available to African Americans, resulting in one of…