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Phyllis Tenga 1919 - 1997

Phyllis Tenga of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on August 18, 1919, and died at age 78 years old on December 16, 1997. Phyllis Tenga was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 3D Site 740 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
Phyllis Tenga
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11215
August 18, 1919
December 16, 1997
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  • 08/18
    1919

    Birthday

    August 18, 1919
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 12/16
    1997

    Death

    December 16, 1997
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Long Island National Cemetery Section 3D Site 740 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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In 1919, in the year that Phyllis Tenga 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 1967, by the time she was 48 years old, on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. His nomination to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate, 69 to 11.
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