Black And Blue In Boston: A Black Cop's Battles

This is the life story of a Black Man who grew up in the tough streets of Boston and became a cop during the turmoil of the 1980s Consent Decree that forced The Boston Police Department to hire Blacks and Latinos into their predominantly White Male ranks. From childhood to this very day Joe Britt serves Boston and is one of its finest; earning the Medal Of Honor and many other commendations for his valor and bravery. Joe survived gunfights, fist fights, and tangled with machete-wielding madmen in the performance of his duties. He saved lives as a policeman and never took one in his 32 years on the Boston Police Force, retiring as a detective sergeant. A friend to many, a brother to ten siblings a father of three, and a husband to his sweetheart of over fifty years. Joe Britt's story is not just another crime procedural book.It's the story of what it was like to be Black And Blue In Boston Read more