Former firefighters visit site that housed all-black fire house

DANVILLE – Morris Hunter and Thomas Buford both began as "plug men" at the old fire station on Walnut Street, when there were separate stations for black and white firefighters.

The two collectively spent more than 50 years at the historic fire house, which was designated as the city's all-black station in the late 1800s.

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