Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword: Former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Reminisces vii
4. Preface: A Grandson Learns His Duty xi
5. Introduction: An Ancestor Speaks from Beyond 1
6. 1 The Lasting Anger of an Abandoned Son 10
7. 2 Irene: Baker Forever, but Never a Boss 32
8. 3 Searching for a Band of Brothers 44
9. 4 A “Coloured” West Indian in the Realm of the Irish and the Jews 65
10. 5 The American Tennis Association as a Brotherhood/Sisterhood 83
11. 6 Climbing the Ladder to Elective Office 91
12. 7 On a Mission in the 1950s: Desegregation of Housing 97
13. 8 Master of Black Compromise 108
14. 9 The 1960s, Political Reform, and Personal Tragedy 126
15. 10 Irene, in the End, Became His Connection to Home and Mother 149
16. 11 Author Commentary. Downtown Brooklyn: Soul of the Boss, Soul of a People 155
17. 12 Author Commentary. My Other Grandfather, a Priest and Writer I Hardly Knew 159
18. Conclusion: Century of Promise, Century of Hope 172
19. Acknowledgments 183
20. Notes 187
21. Bibliography 199
22. Index 207