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A ceremony Monday marked 70 years since eight African American firefighters reported for duty in Winston-Salem. It was the first fire department in North Carolina to integrate, and only the second city south of the Mason-Dixon Line to do so following the Jim Crow era.
After the hires, the sounds of sirens signaled not only alarm, but also conjured up feelings of pride within the Black community. City Councilwoman Annette Scippio grew up near the station and said these men were respected.
“There was a reverence about walking in front of the fire station,” says Scippio. “You didn’t play. You didn’t goof off. You knew there was something special right there because those men were special. They were doing something that nobody else could do. They were the only Black firemen.” ....

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