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Lela Davis 1919 - 2003

Lela Davis of Middlesboro, Bell County, KY was born on October 22, 1919, and died at age 84 years old on November 12, 2003.
Lela Davis
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY 40965
October 22, 1919
November 12, 2003
Female
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Lela Davis' History: 1919 - 2003

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  • 10/22
    1919

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    October 22, 1919
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  • 11/12
    2003

    Death

    November 12, 2003
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    Lela Davis lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1919, in the year that Lela Davis 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 1935, by the time she was 16 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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