Arthur Browne in Conversation with Eric Adams

Thursday, July 23, 2015 7:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterWhen Samuel Battle broke the color line as New York City’s first African American cop in the second decade of the twentieth century, he had to fear his racist colleagues as much as criminals. He had to be three times better than his white peers, and many times more resilient. His life was threatened. He was displayed like a circus animal.read more