Black Firefighters And The Fdny
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Black Firefighters And The Fdny
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Author : David Goldberg
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2017-10-23
Black Firefighters And The Fdny written by David Goldberg and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-23 with Social Science categories.
For many African Americans, getting a public sector job has historically been one of the few paths to the financial stability of the middle class, and in New York City, few such jobs were as sought-after as positions in the fire department (FDNY). For over a century, generations of Black New Yorkers have fought to gain access to and equal opportunity within the FDNY. Tracing this struggle for jobs and justice from 1898 to the present, David Goldberg details the ways each generation of firefighters confronted overt and institutionalized racism. An important chapter in the histories of both Black social movements and independent workplace organizing, this book demonstrates how Black firefighters in New York helped to create affirmative action from the "bottom up," while simultaneously revealing how white resistance to these efforts shaped white working-class conservatism and myths of American meritocracy. Full of colorful characters and rousing stories drawn from oral histories, discrimination suits, and the archives of the Vulcan Society (the fraternal society of Black firefighters in New York), this book sheds new light on the impact of Black firefighters in the fight for civil rights.
Black Firefighters And The Fdny
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Author : David A. Goldberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Black Firefighters And The Fdny written by David A. Goldberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Firefight
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Author : Ginger Adams Otis
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2015-05-26
Firefight written by Ginger Adams Otis and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-26 with History categories.
In 1919, when Wesley Williams became a New York City firefighter, he stepped into a world that was 100% white and predominantly Irish. As far as this city knew, black men in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) tended horses. Nearly a century later, many things in the FDNY had changed—but not the scarcity of blacks. New York had about 300 black firefighters—roughly 3 percent of the 11,000 New York firefighters in a city of two million African Americans. That made the FDNY a true aberration compared to all the other uniformed departments, like the NYPD. Decades earlier, women and blacks had sued over its hiring practices and won. But the FDNY never took permanent steps to eradicate the inequities, which led to a courtroom show-down between New York City's billionaire Mayor, Mike Bloomberg, and a determined group of black activist firefighters. It was not until 2014 that the city settled the $98 million lawsuit. At the center of this book are stories of courage—about firefighters risking their lives in the line of duty but also risking their livelihood by battling an unjust system. Among them: FDNY Captain Paul Washington, a second generation black firefighter, who spent his multi-decade career fighting to get minorities on the job. He faced an insular culture made up of relatives who never saw their own inclusion as favoritism. Based on author Ginger Adams Otis' years of on the ground reporting, Firefight is an exciting blend of the high-octane energy of firefighting and critical Civil Rights history.
My Real Black Fire
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Author : Ret. Lt. William "Bill" High FDNY 1962-1980
language : en
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2022-09-14
My Real Black Fire written by Ret. Lt. William "Bill" High FDNY 1962-1980 and has been published by Fulton Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
MY JOURNEY THROUGH THE "FDNY" THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE 1960'S AND 70'S WILL EXPOSE MUCH OF WHAT I HAVE WITNESSED. THE MANY HEROIC DEEDS, THE HISTORIC SYSTEMATIC CULTURAL RACISM, THE ETHNIC FAVORITISM, THE ACCEPTED GLORIFIED EMBELLISHMENTS, AND THE INDIFFERENCE THAT PREVAILED IN SOMANY OF THE BLACK COMMUNITIES DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THAT TIME. I NEVER ALLOWED MY FIREFIGHTER'S LIFE'S PURPOSE TO CONSIDER ONE'S GENDER, COLOR OR RELIGION TO PREVENT ME FROM STEPPING IN HARM'S DEADLY PATH, IN THE PRESERVATION OF A LIFE UNKNOWN TO ME. LT. BILL HIGH.., FDNY
Black Fire
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Author : Robert J. Crawford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-04
Black Fire written by Robert J. Crawford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Firefighter, a regional autobiographical and historical account of the struggles of black firefighters in Memphis takes us through Robert's childhood, army life, return home and the racism inflicted as he seeks employment. Finally, a fire recruit for the city's fire department, his goal is to obtain the highest rank possible. Those who are first to integrate or endeavors to change an establish institution such as the fire department can identify with this journey. Problems the black firefighter encounters is to intense, too interesting and to historical to dismiss without leaving a note for the future.
Black Heroes Of Fire
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Author : Dekalb Walcott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-12-03
Black Heroes Of Fire written by Dekalb Walcott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-03 with History categories.
This exposé introduces and describes the background of the members of Engine 21. Engine 21 was Chicago's first organized paid African American Firefighting Company. The writer provides information and insight on changes from Slavery to Freedom in the African American Community and the political impact that affected change for African American Firefighters, during this period of reconstruction in America.
Black Fire
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Author : Robert J. Crawford
language : en
Publisher: History Press (SC)
Release Date : 2007
Black Fire written by Robert J. Crawford and has been published by History Press (SC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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."
Molly By Golly
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Author : Dianne Ochiltree
language : en
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Release Date : 2020-09-22
Molly By Golly written by Dianne Ochiltree and has been published by Astra Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-22 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Here is the story of Molly Williams, an African American cook for New York City's Fire Company 11 who is considered to be the first known female firefighter in U.S. history. New York City’s Fire Company Number 11 is in trouble. A deadly snowstorm is blowing, and many of the volunteers are sick in bed. When the fire alarm sounds, who will answer the call? Who will save the neighborhood? Molly Williams, the company’s cook, for one! Clapping a weathered leather helmet on her head, strapping spatterdashes over her woolen leggings, and pulling on heavy work gloves —it’s Molly, by golly, to the rescue. Young readers will enjoy plucky Molly Williams’s legendary adventure as they learn how fires were fought in the early 1800s.
We Want Em All
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Author : Wendell Goins Jr
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2010-11
We Want Em All written by Wendell Goins Jr and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with History categories.
This is a book about F.I.R.E. "Firefighter's Institute for Racial Equality" F.I.R.E. is a book about the history of black firefighters on the St. Louis fire department. The story starts from 1921 when blacks were first allowed on the department to the year 2010. This book covers the black firemen's struggles with racism and discrimination on the department and their eventual victory over their opponents. This book also tells the story of F.I.R.E.'s important court victories that changed the racial makeup of fire departments in St. Louis and the country. This story also explains F.I.R.E.'s entry into politics and the impact the black firemen had on the St. Louis community.
Last Man Down
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Author : Richard Picciotto
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2003-05-06
Last Man Down written by Richard Picciotto and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A first responder’s harrowing account of 9/11—the inspirational true story of an American hero who gave nearly everything for others during one of New York City’s darkest hours. On September 11, 2001, FDNY Battalion Chief Richard “Pitch” Picciotto answered the call heard around the world. In minutes, he was at Ground Zero of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center began to burn—and then to buckle. A veteran of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Picciotto was eerily familiar with the inside of the North Tower. And it was there that he concentrated his rescue efforts. It was in its smoky stairwells where he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. He made the call for firemen and rescue workers to evacuate, while he stayed behind with a skeleton team of men to help evacuate a group of disabled and infirm civilians. And it was in the rubble of the North Tower where Picciotto found himself buried—for more than four hours after the building’s collapse.