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Greensboro Fire Department class of 1961

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@ University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro Fire Department

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This photograph shows African-American firefighters standing in front of Station 4, located on Gorrell Street in Greensboro. Engine 4 had been relocated to this station in 1964, and although segregated it housed Greensboro's first African-American firefighters, The department was not fully integrated until November 1967.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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North Carolina Digital Heritage Center