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I spoke with Waldo in his home in West Philadelphia. In his first story Waldo talks about visiting Engine 11 as a child and beginning training as a fireman in Philadelphia on December 1, 1950. The Philadelphia Fire Department was segregated from 1919 - 1952. African-American firemen were assigned to Engine 11 on South Street. Waldo is one of five surviving firefighters who worked at Engine 11 before it was desegregated in 1952.
- Original Dimensions: 640x480
- Credit: Mike Feagans
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- Categories:
philastories, Engine 11, Waldo Gentry 2
- Tags: afircan american, digital storytelling, engine 11, fireman, oral history, philadelphia, philadelphia fire department, walter gentry
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