Marcena W. Taylor was one of two African American firefighters to integrate the Detroit Fire Department in the late 1930s. Taylor as born on January 25, 1911 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and moved to Detroit in 1927. He attended Miller Middle School, Northwestern High School and graduated in 1928 with honors. After graduating, he went on […]
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