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Richard B Shumate 1924 - 2009

Richard B Shumate of North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC was born on September 27, 1924, and died at age 84 years old on August 9, 2009.
Richard B Shumate
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC 28659
September 27, 1924
August 9, 2009
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  • 09/27
    1924

    Birthday

    September 27, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

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

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34772113 Enlisted: April 8, 1943 in Cp Croft South Carolina Military branch: No Branch Assignment Private Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 08/9
    2009

    Death

    August 9, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1924, in the year that Richard B Shumate was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1964, at the age of 40 years old, Richard was alive when in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.
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