Live Breaking News & Updates on Benjaminj Howland

Stay updated with breaking news from Benjaminj howland. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Bringing the Forgotten History of Black Firefighting to Life

Volunteer firefighters represented a potent swirl of masculinity, self-sacrifice, and republican virtue. But Philadelphia had no Black companies. ....

United States , New York , South Carolina , Pennsylvania Hall , Benjamin Jackson , Benjaminj Howland , Detectorist Axel Macon , Silver Horn , Axel Macon , Charles Anderson Chester , Benjaminj Holland , Isaac Jacobs , Stephen Presco , Charley Hummelwright , Williamp Perry , William Perry , Charleston Fire Department , National Museum Of American History , Charleston To Union , Niagara Fire Company , Niagara Fire Company No , Engine Company , Mechanics Association , Charleston Fire Company Of Axemen , African Fire Association , Johns Evangelical Society ,

Two objects bring the history of African American firefighting to light

Two objects, a valued heirloom and a forgotten metal pin, tell very different stories of African American communities and their connections to firefighting in the 1800s, one in the North and the other in the South. ....

United States , New York , South Carolina , Pennsylvania Hall , Benjamin Jackson , Benjaminj Howland , Silver Horn , Charles Anderson Chester , Benjaminj Holland , Isaac Jacobs , Stephen Presco , Charley Hummelwright , Williamp Perry , William Perry , Charleston Fire Department , National Museum Of American History , Charleston To Union , Niagara Fire Company , Niagara Fire Company No , Engine Company , Mechanics Association , Charleston Fire Company Of Axemen , African Fire Association , Johns Evangelical Society , Courtesy Of Library Congress , Friendship Club ,