One righteous man

Description:

"A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist presents a history of African Americans in New York City from the 1910 to 1960 as told through the life of the city's first black police officer who, fearing his racist colleagues just as much as the criminal element, became an unheralded figure in the fight for civil rights,"--Novelist.

subjects: Race relations,  Police,  African American police,  New York (N.Y.).,  New York (N.Y.). Police Department,  Biography,  Police, new york (state), new york,  Police, biography,  African americans, biography,  New York (N.Y.) Police Department,  New York (N.Y.),  African Americans,  Policiers noirs américains,  Biographies,  Noirs américains,  African American

People: Samuel J. Battle (1883-1966)

Places: New York (State),  New York (N.Y.),  New York