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Ralph Cannon Williams 1919 - 2004

Ralph Cannon Williams of Chesapeake, Chesapeake City County, VA was born on June 26, 1919, and died at age 85 years old on November 5, 2004. Ralph Williams was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section C-120 Row E Site 15 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il.
Ralph Cannon Williams
Chesapeake, Chesapeake City County, VA 23322
June 26, 1919
November 5, 2004
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  • 06/26
    1919

    Birthday

    June 26, 1919
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Coast Guard Rank attained: SEA2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/5
    2004

    Death

    November 5, 2004
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    Unknown
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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section C-120 Row E Site 15 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1919, in the year that Ralph Cannon Williams 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 1920, Ralph was merely 1 year old when 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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