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KEY LARGO HONORS ITS FIRST BLACK FIRE CHIEF

Summary by Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
Harry Davis Jr., Key Largo’s first Black fire chief, was a true Conch who was born in 1944 on his father’s pistol range, in the area that is now called Port Largo. Due to Monroe County’s segregation laws at the time, Davis Jr. was not allowed to attend Coral Shores High School. So he took […]

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KEY LARGO HONORS ITS FIRST BLACK FIRE CHIEF

Harry Davis Jr., Key Largo’s first Black fire chief, was a true Conch who was born in 1944 on his father’s pistol range, in the area that is now called Port Largo. Due to Monroe County’s segregation laws at the time, Davis Jr. was not allowed to attend Coral Shores High School. So he took […]

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Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers broke the news in on Friday, February 27, 2026.
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