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1940 - Shoe Makers, Repairers, and Shiners, Kentucky [TABLE D]

The table below has the names (D) of adult African Americans born in Kentucky and employed in the shoe care business in 1940 [source: U.S. Federal Census].

NAMES                          HOME LOCATION         EMPLOYMENT

Reed Davidson               Kokomo, IN                   shoe shiner at shoe repair shop

Murry Davis                    Cleveland, OH               shoe shine boy at terminal

Joe Davis                        Lexington, KY               shoe repairman at public shoe hospital

Herman Dinwiddie          Paducah, KY                 shoe repairer at shoe shop

Harold Doe                     Berea, KY                      janitor & shoe shining at barber shop

John Douglas                 Indianapolis, IN             shoe shiner, own self

Howard L. Drane           Mayfield, KY                   shoe shiner at barber shop

Lane Dun, Jr.                 Allen County, KY            shoe black at barber shop

Flocy Durrette               Canton, OH                    shoe woman with WPA Project

Dan Duton                    Pikeville, KY                    shoe polisher at barber shop

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“1940 - Shoe Makers, Repairers, and Shiners, Kentucky [TABLE D],” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 26, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/2992.

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