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I spoke with Walter Lidsay at his home in South Jersey. Walter worked in the Philadelphia Fire Department from 1950 until 1977 when he retired as Battalion Chief. Walter talks about the start of desegregation at Engine 11 in 1952.
Engine 11 was an African American unit only, from 1919 - 1952. Walter is one of five surviving firefighters who worked at Engine 11 before it was desegregated in 1952.
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FirstPers...
11 months ago 0 + -This is a really great story! Have you considered using this or another one your stories to submit to First Person Impressions- a memoir competition?
There's still a couple of weeks left until the deadline-- the link to submit is www.impressions.firstpersonarts.org and you can do it right through Viddler, too.
Good luck!