“He was one of the first black cops in O.C. His memoir reveals struggles with racism and why he was forced out.”
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Author: Harlen Lambert
Badge of Color, Breaking the Silence
Badge of Color, Breaking the Silence documents Harlen “Lamb” Lambert’s decision to apply and become the first African American police officer in Santa Ana, Orange County in 1967. This autobiography is both a memoir and a history lesson on his upbringing in the Jim Crow South, his time in the Army, and his career as a police officer where he served heroically. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the history of law enforcement, civil rights, and Southern California. Available on Amazon.com
Poetry
“In the early 1990s I was out of the country, lonely and thousands of miles from home and family.”
I wrote 6 free verse poems during that time and on my return registered 21 volumes with the U.S. Copyright office.Writing became my therapy during those two years. I wrote of experiences that left me both surprised, entangled in emotions, and painful to acknowledge.
Volume 1 is a collection of honest, and often painful free verse about love, faith, distance, being lonely, betrayal, loss, longing, relationships, neglect, abuse, longing, survival, regret, bad decisions, possibilities, protection, acceptance, change, celebration and more. All familiar themes that vary in
emotions and is something to which readers are sure to relate to.
Volume 2 is illustrated free verse poetry covering emotions of love, faith, friendship, joy, loss, trust, and much more that people can identify with.”
Harlen “Lamb” Lambert
Sister Site Coming Soon
“We taste life twice through words and pictures – in the moment and in retrospection.”
www.lambzauthorsandbeyond will be up and running soon!
10/12/19 Indie Author Day
My second Indie Author Day participation – this time with my documented memoir, Badge of Color, Breaking the Silence (Book One)! Again, I was honored to be a part of such a distinguished group of SoCal authors…and to top it off…I was surprised with a family unknown to me up to this time!
