Christopher Stokes

Christopher M. Stokes (1941 - August 4, 1989) was the first African-American hired by the Fairfax County Police Department.

Stokes, a former Richmond policeman, was hired in July, 1967 and was sworn in on August 1. He left the department in 1973 and became a youth counselor with the Fairfax County court system, supplementing his income by working part-time as a Realtor.

Stokes died at the Fair Oaks Hospital from sickle-cell anemia on August 4, 1989.