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Lester B Townsend 1919 - 2001

Lester B Townsend of Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC was born on August 18, 1919, and died at age 81 years old on June 11, 2001.
Lester B Townsend
Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC 27323
August 18, 1919
June 11, 2001
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  • 08/18
    1919

    Birthday

    August 18, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Robeson County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20466019 Enlisted: September 16, 1940 in Lumberton North Carolina Military branch: Coast Artillery Corps Or Army Mine Planter Service Rank: Sergeant, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Clerks, General Office
  • 06/11
    2001

    Death

    June 11, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Lester B Townsend was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1957, Lester was 38 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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