Black Fire

Black Fire: Portrait of a Black Firefighter, a regional autobiographical and historical account of the struggles of black firefighters in Memphis takes us through Robert's childhood, army life, return home and the racism inflicted as he seeks employment. Finally, a fire recruit for the city's fire department, his goal is to obtain the highest rank possible. Those who are first to integrate or endeavors to change an establish institution such as the fire department can identify with this journey. Problems the black firefighter encounters is to intense, too interesting and to historical to dismiss without leaving a note for the future.Crawford, Robert J. is the author of 'Black Fire', published 2007 under ISBN 9781596293281 and ISBN 1596293284.