On this day, Sept. 6, in 1988, Lee Roy Young Jr. was sworn in as the first African-American Texas Ranger in the modern history of the force’s 165-year existence.
Young grew up in South Texas dreaming of joining the legendary law enforcement agency popularized by TV, movies and books.
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