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Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker

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Boss of Black Brooklyn presents a riveting and untold story about the struggles and achievements of the first black person to hold public office in Brooklyn. Bertram L. Baker immigrated to the United States from the Caribbean island of Nevis in 1915. Three decades later, he was elected to the New York state legislature, representing the Bedford Stuyvesant section. A pioneer and a giant, Baker has a story that is finally revealed in intimate and honest detail by his grandson Ron Howell. Boss of Black Brooklyn begins with ...

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Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker 2020, Fordham University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780823288694

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Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker 2018, Fordham University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780823280995

Hardcover