First Black Female FBI Agent was UNC-Chapel Hill Alumna

Posted Jan 16, 2017
The first black woman FBI agent in the United States was UNC’s Sylvia Elizabeth Mathis. Hers was a life framed by a commitment to service, a dedication to family, and marked by numerous accomplishments. In May 1975, Mathis graduated from UNC School of Law and soon thereafter passed the North Carolina Bar. But her accomplishments did not stop there. (UNC.edu)

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