By Wendell Hutson
DNAinfo
CHICAGO — Morris Davis, a retired Chicago firefighter, said the average person knows little about the contributions made by blacks, let alone black firefighters, so he decided to start a museum to recognize their achievements.
“People don’t know that a black man [Capt. David B. Kenyon] invented the sliding pole now” once used at all fire stations, said Morris, 81.
“Black firefighters have saved lives and gave their lives doing so, yet people seem to forget that fact,” said Morris, who retired in 1992 after 37 years with the Chicago Fire Department.
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