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James Edwards Jr 1919 - 2009

James Edwards Jr of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, LA was born on October 1, 1919, and died at age 89 years old on June 11, 2009. James Edwards was buried at Port Hudson National Cemetery Section H Site 155 20978 Port Hickey Road, in Zachary.
James Edwards Jr
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, LA 70807
October 1, 1919
June 11, 2009
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  • 10/1
    1919

    Birthday

    October 1, 1919
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 1SG Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/11
    2009

    Death

    June 11, 2009
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Port Hudson National Cemetery Section H Site 155 20978 Port Hickey Road, in Zachary, La 70791
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In 1919, in the year that James Edwards Jr 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 1922, James was only 3 years old when on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.
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