CHICAGO The year after the Great Chicago Fire, city officials kept their fingers crossed and hired six Black firefighters. The Tribune reported on Dec. 6, 1872, that a Black fire company would be stationed on the foot of May Street, and cautioned those who might decide to protest: “Any infringement on the rights of the members by the people residing in the vicinity will be punished by the .
Dancers and students turned out the participate and attend the Black Wall Street Memorial March, which kicked off the Black Wall Street Legacy Festival on Friday.