Abraham Bolden, often erroneously referred to as the first black Secret Service Agent was, in fact, the first black agent assigned to the prestigious White House Detail. Bolden was born to Daniel and Ophelia Bolden in East St. Louis, Illinois on January 19, 1935. He graduated from East St. Louis’s Lincoln High School in 1952 […]

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