Arlington Heights recognizes first Black resident -- a 19th century firefighter, barber
Posted1/25/2021 5:30 AM In many of the old, yellowed photographs from the early days of the Arlington Heights Fire Department stands Frank White, a charter member elected by his fellow firefighters as president of what started in 1894 as an all-volunteer department. "He posed as they did: stiffly and self-consciously. His walrus mustache was full, drooping at the sides in the classic 'soup-strainer' style of the day," wrote Dick Hoffmann in a Sept. 28, 1961, Daily Herald article. The firefighter did differ from the others in one particular way: his race. As village leaders today work to co...
Source: dailyherald.com