[PDF.59ns] Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Memphis Firefighter

Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Memphis Firefighter

[PDF.il58] Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Memphis Firefighter

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 | #4453050 in Books |  2007-02-10 |  2007-02-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.33 x.31 x6.25l,.77 | File type: PDF | 160 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Not the book for you if you want firefighting stories|By John A. Antonelli|The author choses to spend his time telling us of his struggle as one of the first African American firefighters in Memphis and his struggle for equal rights. As far as that goes its fine but I really bought this book to hear some of that but also stories from the author's firefighting career. Also far|About the Author|Robert J. Crawford, Sr. was the first black driver, District Chief, Deputy Chief, and Deputy Director of the City of Memphis Fire Department. With each position he was the highest-ranking black firefighter within the city's fire department. He e

Robert J Crawford was one of the first 12 black firefighter hired by the City of Memphis. He came through the ranks as the first black battalion chief, deputy chief and deputy director. This book details his experiences as a boy growing up in Memphis and as a black firefighter.

This is a first hand personal experience of what black firefighters faced from a systemic manipulation to deny them opportunity and examples of tactics used to "get rid of them."

You easily download any file type for your device.Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Memphis Firefighter   |  Robert J. Crawford, Delores A. Crawford. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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