One Righteous Man : Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York (Hardcover)

from PallanDavid

This is not just the biography of a strong and focused man who broke racial barriers, it is a fascinating narrative concerning the very early integration movement in New York City (the focus of this book). The story of Samuel Battle's life meets and follows the ebbs and flows of black life in NYC.

from lizamichelle1

I found this book interesting in that Battle and many other, fought so hard to earn these positions that they were shut out of for so long. He endured a lot, went through a lot that then that I don't believe many would have the backbone to do today. He fought hard to rise through the ranks and ge...

from gofergrl84

Some things change, but others remain the same. That was the overwhelming feeling I got upon reading One Righteous Man. The echoes of many of the prejudices, tensions, and obstacles that Samuel Battle and the black community of Harlem faced are felt even today, one hundred years later. Battle and...

from muddyboy

The biography of Samuel Battle, the first Black man on the New York City police department. It is a long troubled path full of mistreatment and persecution but throughout it all with hard work and character he is able to succeed. The book also chronicles his son Wesley who was the first to integr...

from TLCrawford

Samuel Battle led an interesting life in interesting times. Arthur Browne's, "One Righteous Man" a biography of Battle, the first African American on the unified greater New York City police department impressive even though I had a few reservations about it. Born one generation away from slavery...