What is William H. Nicholson?
'''William H. Nicholson''' (1869-1911) was the first [[African American]] fireman in the [[New York City Fire Department]]. He was assigned to Engine Company 6 and detailed to the veterinary department to feed the horses and shovel manure.<ref name=vulcan>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcansocietyfdny.org/History.html |title=History of the Vulcan Society |access-date=2015-09-17 |publisher=[[Vulcan Society]] |archive-date=2015-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023120638/http://www.vulcansocietyfdny.org/History.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Ginger Adams Otis |title=Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest |year= 2015|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Macmillan]] | url=https://archive.org/details/firefightcentury0000otis|isbn=9781137280015 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, William H.}} [[Category:1869 births]] [[Category:1911 deaths]] [[Category:African-American people]] [[Category:Firefighters]] {{US-bio-stub}}