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Booker W Powell 1909 - 1973

Booker Washington Powell of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on July 21, 1909, and died at age 63 years old on March 19, 1973. Booker Powell was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 3D Site 1364 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
Booker Washington Powell
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11213
July 21, 1909
March 19, 1973
Male
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  • 07/21
    1909

    Birthday

    July 21, 1909
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Kings County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SSG Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 32161703 Enlisted: July 22, 1941 in Cp Upton Yaphank New York Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Cooks, Except Private Family
  • 03/19
    1973

    Death

    March 19, 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Long Island National Cemetery Section 3D Site 1364 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
    Burial location
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In 1909, in the year that Booker W Powell was born, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".
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In 1919, he was only 10 years old when in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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