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Cecil Riley 1911 - 1983

Cecil Riley of Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi was born on August 11, 1911, and died at age 71 years old in March 1983.
Cecil Riley
Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi 39355
August 11, 1911
March 1983
Male
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Cecil Riley's History: 1911 - 1983

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  • 08/11
    1911

    Birthday

    August 11, 1911
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Clarke County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34927550 Enlisted: January 28, 1944 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Porters, N.e.c.
  • 03/dd
    1983

    Death

    March 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1911, in the year that Cecil Riley was born, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. 146 workers (123 women and 23 men, many of them recent Jewish and Italian immigrants) died from the fire or by jumping to escape the fire and smoke. The garment factory was on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of a building in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Doors to stairwells and exits had been locked in order to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to prevent theft, so they couldn't escape by normal means when the fire broke out. Due to the disaster, legislation was passed to protect sweatshop workers.
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In 1920, at the age of only 9 years old, Cecil was alive when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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Cecil Riley's Family Tree

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