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One of the first African American special agents for the FBI, and a veteran of the bureau's Hoover years, reflects on the past and future of law enforcement's engagement with minority communities. "The practice of community policing has, I believe, been a factor in the improvement of relations, but there is still a continuing battle to establish trust," says retired agent Wayne Davis.