Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Memphis Firefighter
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."
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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."
Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Memphis Firefighter
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."
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."
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781596293281 |
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Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing SC |
Publication date: | 02/10/2007 |
Pages: | 160 |
Sales rank: | 942,948 |
Product dimensions: | 6.25(w) x 9.32(h) x 0.31(d) |
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