Firefighter
by Herman Williams
Publication Date: Jan 01, 2003
List Price: $14.95
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781588250070
Imprint: Mountain Movers Press
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
Paperback Description:
Herman Williams is the father of Montel Williams. As a boy, he and his family fled Harlem to escape the infamous riots. Growing up in Baltimore, Williams encountered racism and ignorance on a continual basis, especially as one of the first black streetcar operators in the city, when he was subjected to humiliating verbal and physical abuse by members of the public. Yet, he eventually became the first African-American fire chief of a major U.S. city.
Herman Williams is the father of Montel Williams. As a boy, he and his family fled Harlem to escape the infamous riots. Growing up in Baltimore, Williams encountered racism and ignorance on a continual basis, especially as one of the first black streetcar operators in the city, when he was subjected to humiliating verbal and physical abuse by members of the public. Yet, he eventually became the first African-American fire chief of a major U.S. city.
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