Olympic Gold & Lansing’s First Firefighter| July 8
- Author
- WKAR Public Media ([email protected])
- Published
- Tue 08 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.wkar.org/season-1/2025-07-08/olympic-gold-lansings-first-firefighter-july-8
On this day in 1924, U-M alum DeHart Hubbard became the first Black American to win Olympic gold. In 1962, Roger Roberts became Lansing’s first Black firefighter.
