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Charles L. Gittens, 82, who in 1956 became the first black Secret Service agent, died July 27 in Maryland.
According to an obituary in the Herald-Sun of Durham, N.C., Gittens joined the agency in 1956 and was assigned to the Charlotte, N.C., office. He also worked in the New York City office, investigating counterfeiting and bank fraud.
Fluent in Spanish, Gittens also worked in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, bureau and was assigned to the D.C. office in 1969. He retired in 1979. He then worked for the Department of Justice, where he investigated war criminals who were living in the U.S.
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