Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company in 1892

Pictured is the Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company in 1892.
Durham’s first all-Black volunteer fire department. (Durham, NC)

It wasn’t until 1969 that White and Black firefighters in Durham would work side by side.
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Photo source: N.97.5.171
From the General Negative Collection, State Archives; Raleigh, NC