At Brooklyn Public Library, journalist to discuss new book on NYC’s first African-American cop
Brooklyn BookBeat: Pulitzer Prize-Winner Arthur Browne will Appear in Conversation with BP Eric Adams
Arthur Browne, author of “One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York,” will appear at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library (Dweck Center at 10 Grand Army Plaza) on Thursday, July 23, at 7 p.m. He will discuss his new book with Brooklyn Borough President and former NYPD officer Eric Adams.
As a reporter and editor, Browne has chronicled life in New York City for more than 40 years. He has covered six mayoral administrations, co-authored the Ed Koch biography “I, Koch,” and led the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that documented the illnesses afflicting thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers.
In his latest book, Browne — who currently serves as the Daily News editorial page editor — presents a biography of New York City’s first African-American police officer. Based on an unfinished manuscript by Langston Hughes and Browne’s own research, “One Righteous Man” tells the story of Samuel Battle’s groundbreaking rise through the ranks of the NYPD, a decades-long odyssey that is both the story of one man’s unwavering dedication to racial progress and a harbinger of the divisions between police and the communities they serve that plague America today.
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