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Leon Pitts 1920 - 1998

Leon Pitts of Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN was born on September 14, 1920, and died at age 77 years old on August 22, 1998.
Leon Pitts
Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN 47807
September 14, 1920
August 22, 1998
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  • 09/14
    1920

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    September 14, 1920
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  • 08/22
    1998

    Death

    August 22, 1998
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    Leon Pitts lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1920, in the year that Leon Pitts was born, 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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In 1931, at the age of only 11 years old, Leon was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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