More on here and now. One righteous man samuel battle and the shattering of the color line in new york is a new book that tells the courageous story of the first black new York City Police officer. Now, samuel battle broke the color barrier on the police force, enduring hostility on the job and on city streets. Joining us today pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of one righteous man, arthur browne. Thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. Thank you for having me, sandra. I appreciate it. This book really is a walkthrough history, through new york city history, in a lot of ways and even the countrys to a smaller extent. What drew you to sam battles story . Okay. In 2009, an amateur historian had known about sam battle and known that hed been the first cop on the new York City Police force, that hed broken in in 1911. He persuaded new york city to place a sign up on the intersection of lenox avenue and 135th street. The daily news did a little story. They called h
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