George Hocker, one of the CIA's first Black clandestine officers, faced barriers throughout his career and harrowing assignments abroad, but rose to the top ranks.

When George E. Hocker, Jr. started training to become a spy, many areas in America were still segregated. But Hocker broke through barriers to establish himself as one of the first Black ...

In 1957, George Hocker became one of the first Black officers in the CIA after a friend encouraged him to apply to the organization while they were both undergraduates at Howard University.

George Hocker, one of the CIA's first Black clandestine officers, faced barriers throughout his career and harrowing assignments abroad, but rose to the top ranks.

George Hocker, one of the CIA's first Black clandestine officers, faced barriers throughout his career and harrowing assignments abroad, but rose to the top ranks.