Sislin Fay Allen - First Black Woman Police Constable (Black British History Animated)

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In our first video for the year, we look at Black British History. Sislin Fay Allen is known for being the first black woman police constable in the United Kingdom, serving in the Metropolitan Police in London from 1968 to 1972.
Allen was born in Jamaica in 1939 but worked most of her life in the United Kingdom. She qualified as a state registered nurse and worked at the Queen's Hospital, In Croydon, an area in South London.
On her lunch break, while reading the newspaper, she saw a recruitment advertisement for Male and Female Police Officers.
Allen had always been interested in the police, possibly due to her being raised by her Aunt, who was Judge. So she took the paper home with her that evening after finishing work and filled it out once she got home.
Surprisingly, about two weeks later, she received a response from the Metropolitan Police asking her to complete and return some additional application forms.
After completing the form, Sislin said she wrote that she was a black woman at the bottom of her application…………
We don't want to give away everything here, so to find out what happened next for Sislin, you can check out today's video.
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[@LyahsTV]

This is great! I had no idea about her. Thank you for sharing :)

[@InsightfulBlackHistory]

Most welcome. We only found out about her with the last few months ourselves. Researching her story was Inspiring 😀

[@leroylogan3195]

I know how tough it was for me to join the @metpoliceuk in the early 80’s, but it pales into insignificance in comparison to the remarkable Sislin Fay Allen as the 1st British black female officer in 1968. She sadly died yesterday in Jamaica - the country of her birth - knowing she had inspired many others to serve, as well as help inspire the formation of both the London & National Black Police Associations in the 90’s.

[@InsightfulBlackHistory]

She was truly an inspiration, never let adversary get in her way or put her off what she wanted to achieve. It was really interesting researching into her story and being able to present it for more of us to learn from.

[@leroylogan3195]

@@InsightfulBlackHistory I hope this video is being used in schools & home learning?

[@InsightfulBlackHistory]

@@leroylogan3195 that's our aim. We are in the process of reaching out to schools 😀