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Former Secret Service agent Abraham Bolden testifies of discrimination, alleged coverups and mistreatment after JFK assassination
Summary
Abraham Bolden, the first African American Secret Service agent on Kennedy's detail, told the task force he faced racist conduct within the agency, alleged coverups related to protection details, and described being prosecuted and mistreated when he sought to speak publicly.
Abraham Bolden, who said he served on the U.S. Secret Service presidential detail from 1960 to 1964, testified to the task force that he encountered racism, misconduct among agents and what he described as retaliatory misconduct after he attempted to speak about his concerns following President Kennedy's assassination.
"I was the first African American secret service officer," Bolden said in his opening testimony. He…
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