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Robert Wheless 1919 - 1987

Robert Wheless of Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina was born on July 9, 1919, and died at age 68 years old in August 1987.
Robert Wheless
Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina 27828
July 9, 1919
August 1987
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  • 07/9
    1919

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    July 9, 1919
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  • 08/dd
    1987

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    August 1987
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    Robert Wheless lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1919, in the year that Robert Wheless 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 1935, he was 16 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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