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Preston Ledbetter 1919 - 2007

Preston Ledbetter of Verona, Lee County, MS was born on February 14, 1919, and died at age 88 years old on April 22, 2007.
Preston Ledbetter
Verona, Lee County, MS 38879
February 14, 1919
April 22, 2007
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  • 02/14
    1919

    Birthday

    February 14, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lee County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34049346 Enlisted: May 27, 1941 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Construction Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 04/22
    2007

    Death

    April 22, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Preston Ledbetter 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 1960, at the age of 41 years old, Preston was alive when on September 26th, the first televised debate for a Presidential campaign in the United States - Kennedy vs Nixon - was held. Seventy million people watched the debate on TV. The debate pre-empted the very popular Andy Griffith Show.
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