From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Sheffield, Arthur A., Jr.

(born: 1946) In 1973, Arthur Sheffield, Jr. became the first African American fireman in Covington, KY.

See photo image of Arthur Sheffield, Jr. at the Faces and Places, NKy Photographic Archives, Kenton County Public Library website.

Read about Kenton County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Read about Covington, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Sheffield, Arthur A., Jr.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed September 30, 2023, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2681.

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