Black Paramedics Created America's First Ambulance The Freedom House Ambulance Service, founded by Black men in 1967, pioneered America's modern paramedic system. Though erased by the city that replaced them, their legacy lives on in every emergency response today. #BlackHistory #MedicalHistory #Paramedics #HiddenHistory Freedom House Ambulance, Black history, paramedic history, emergency medical services, Pittsburgh history, medical innovation, African American history, ambulance service, EMS,
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