James Pearson
James Pearson is a Fire Lieutenant at the Columbus Fire Department resonsible for the supervision of division firefighters in the 911 call center and coordinating activities between the Columbus Division of Fire and citizens,other public safety agencies and community action organizations. 

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Comments on the history of African-Americans and the Columbus Fire Department

In 1973 six black men filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court, Southern District, Eastern division, against Columbus city officials for racial discrimination in the hiring of firefighters. The city was found guilty of employing practices that “established prima facia showing of…

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