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Ron Stallworth
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Stallworth in 2019
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| Born | June 18, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Department | Colorado Springs Police |
| Years of service | 1972–1980 |
| Rank | Detective |
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| Department | Utah Public Safety |
| Years of service | 1980–2005 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
Ron Stallworth (born June 18, 1953) is a retired American police officer. He worked undercover to arrest members of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the late 1970s. He was the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department. The 2018 movie BlacKkKlansman is based on his experiences.
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