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Edward Dinkins 1919 - 1961

Edward Dinkins was born on April 25, 1919, and died at age 41 years old on March 19, 1961. Edward Dinkins was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2J Site 3262 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Dinkins.
Edward Dinkins
April 25, 1919
March 19, 1961
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  • 04/25
    1919

    Birthday

    April 25, 1919
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/19
    1961

    Death

    March 19, 1961
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    Unknown
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    Long Island National Cemetery Section 2J Site 3262 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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In 1919, in the year that Edward Dinkins was born, 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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In 1920, he was merely 1 year old when speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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