I Am Norwell Roberts

The story of the Met's first Black police officer

I Am Norwell Roberts
Norwell Roberts
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16 Feb 2023 UK
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9781399800891
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Norwell Roberts, the Met' s first Black police officer in 1967, found out he had a new job the same way the rest of the country did - from a Daily Telegraph headline that read ' MET TO HAVE FIRST COLOURED POLICEMAN' . From that day forward his face became a symbol - of acceptance, of a diverse police force, of a changing Britain. He was turned into the poster boy for progressive policing - but his day-to-day reality was anything but. Greeted with prejudice, ridicule, and rejection, he refused to quit. And thus began an extraordinary career that placed him on the frontlines for a tumultuous period in Britain' s history. Stationed at embassies, anti-war protests, and riots, his race singled him out and landed him on front pages around the world. This is the story of the man behind the headlines, in his own words. Conversations about the police as an institution have never been more heated or more urgent than they are today, but to appreciate the present and how far we have come we sometimes need to revisit the past, no matter how painful. Honest, moving, and impossible to forget, I Am Norwell Roberts is a story of resilience against the odds, and of one man' s ability to make a difference.
Norwell Roberts was born in 1945 in Anguilla, and moved to the UK in 1956 to join his mother in Kent, in the predominantly white suburb of Bromley. After a school career marred by racism and a stint as an impoverished lab assistant, aged 20 he saw an ad recruiting for the Metropolitan Police and applied, though like all Black candidates at the time he rejected due to the catch-all excuse of ' temperament' . He reapplied and was accepted a year later, embarking on a 30+ year career that took him undercover, on some of the biggest cases in London policing, and ultimately to the top ranks of the Met. He is now retired to focus on charity work.
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ISBN-13: 9781399800891
Published: 16 Feb 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Two Roads
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 224

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