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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Photographs, circa 1910s-1940s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Collection Overview From the Collection:

The collection includes photocopied photographs of uniformed firemen and clippings from News and Courier about black fire fighters in the Charleston Fire Department. In a 1956 article, the News and Courier reported that black firemen received the same privileges in pay, sick leave, and other benefits as did white firemen; however, fire stations remained segregated.

Dates: circa 1910s-1984