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Jay E Rigsby 1919 - 1983

Jay E Rigsby of Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky was born on February 2, 1919, and died at age 64 years old in June 1983.
Jay E Rigsby
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky 41101
February 2, 1919
June 1983
Male
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  • 02/2
    1919

    Birthday

    February 2, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Boyd County, Kentucky United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35260888 Enlisted: November 26, 1945 in Media Pennsylvania Military branch: Transportation Corps Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Doormen
  • 06/dd
    1983

    Death

    June 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Jay E Rigsby 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 1927, Jay was just 8 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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