The Promise: A Pioneer Firefighter's Story

By Hazel Autumn Webb and Antoinette Crawford-Willis

The Promise: A Pioneer Firefighter's Story written by Dr. Antoinette Crawford-Willis and illustrated by Hazel Autumn Webb.
A children's book for grades K-9. A factual story of one man making a difference and a daughter's tribute to her father's
Legacy! A must read for all ages!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 16, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503584464

Hazel Autumn Webb

Dr. Antoinette Crawford-Willis acknowledges herself as a child who grew up during the civil rights era. Her story is based on actual experiences by her father who founded the Black Pioneer Firefighters in Memphis, Tennessee from 1955 until his retirement. Antoinette holds a Doctorate in Adult Education, a Master’s in Reading and Literacy and a Master’s Degree in Dance Education. She currently lives and works in a small community outside of Columbus, Mississippi.

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Copyright © 2015 by Antoinette Crawford-Willis. 706739

ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5035-8447-1

   EBook   978-1-5035-8446-4

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Rev. date: 07/08/2015

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My daddy was one of the first black firefighters on the Memphis Fire Department. I was seven years old when he got the job.

I am glad he was hired that year in 1957 because he was becoming discouraged and he and momie had talked about moving to another city.

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Daddy said that the Chief of the fire department had promised the black civic leaders in Memphis that there would be black firefighters.

This did not happen until the black civic leaders in the Memphis began to protest. The Civic