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Richard Smith 1919 - 1993

Richard J Smith of Lake Placid, Essex County, NY was born on February 28, 1919, and died at age 74 years old on August 15, 1993.
Richard J Smith
Lake Placid, Essex County, NY 12946
February 28, 1919
August 15, 1993
Male
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  • 02/28
    1919

    Birthday

    February 28, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Erie County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 12025064 Enlisted: June 24, 1941 in Buffalo New York Military branch: Air Corps Private Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • 08/15
    1993

    Death

    August 15, 1993
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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In 1919, in the year that Richard Smith 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, Richard was just 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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