African-American Firsts In New York
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Don Newcombe,
David Paterson,
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African-Americans New York,
Nypd Samuel J Battle,
Marian Anderson,
Black New York,
Jackie Robinson,
Percy Sutton,
Shirley Chisholm,
Thomas L. Jennings,
Samuel Battle,
Todd Duncan,
Nancy Hicks Maynard,
Arthur Mitchell,
David Dinkins,
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In 1911, Samuel Battle became the "first black officer to join" the NYPD. Today, nearly 100 years later, the intersection at West 135th Street and Le...
Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York