‘Words can’t speak for it': Lawton honors first Black firefighter with street dedication
The City of Lawton honored the Lawton Fire Department’s first black firefighter, Raymond L. Gates, Jr. with a street ...
City of Lawton dedicates street signs to first black firefighter
The first black firefighter to serve on the Lawton Fire Department, Raymond Gates, is being honored by the City of Lawton ...
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Carolyn Mitchell, Kansas City’s first Black female firefighter, dies at age 73
Carolyn Mitchell, Kansas City’s first Black female firefighter, has died at the age of 73. Carolyn Mitchell, Kansas City’s first Black female firefighter and “trailblazer who opened doors ...
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Carolyn Mitchell, first Black KCFD firefighter, dies at 73
She was one of the first two women to join KCFD back in 1977 and the city’s first Black female firefighter. Mitchell was passed away on Nov. 18 at the age of 73. Her funeral was held on ...