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Electrician

Install, maintain and repair electrical systems.

Field history

Sam Taylor creates a Black-owned electrical contractor

After correspondence training and a Chicago electrician’s license, Taylor established Taylor Electric Company.

IBEW · Black Leadership From Chicago’s South Side to the Sears Tower ↗

Business ownership did not itself secure full union membership; this account does not identify every employee.

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