Philadelphia's monument to Engine Company No. 11, "One of 22 fire companies established under the Philadelphia Fire Department in 1871. In 1919, it became a segregated African American unit whose members distinguished themselves through professional service. Desegregated in 1952." At Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, South St. and S. Alder St.

Engine Company No. 11 was a fire-engine company in Philadelphia. Established in 1871, it was a segregated African-American company from 1919, and was desegregated in 1952.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Melissa Mandel. "Engine Company No. 11". philaplace.org.

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