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Throwback FDNY to the 1863 New York Draft Riots, beginning in 1898, African-Americans blaze new trails in the Department, and, Augustus Beekman becomes the first Black firefighter to attain the rank of Assistant Chief
Throwback FDNY
English - February 29, 2024 18:03 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MBHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel fdny fire history ems new york city Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of Throwback FDNY… In 1863, the Colored Orphan’s Asylum is burned during the Civil War Riots in New York. Beginning in 1898, African-Americans blaze new trails in the Department. And, in 1966, Augustus Beekman becomes the first Black firefighter to attain the rank of Assistant Chief.