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Rousie Phillips 1923 - 2004

Rousie Phillips of Samson, Geneva County, AL was born on June 3, 1923, and died at age 81 years old on December 18, 2004.
Rousie Phillips
Samson, Geneva County, AL 36477
June 3, 1923
December 18, 2004
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  • 06/3
    1923

    Birthday

    June 3, 1923
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Geneva County, Alabama United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34705236 Enlisted: February 6, 1943 in Ft Mcclellan Alabama Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: 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
  • 12/18
    2004

    Death

    December 18, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1923, in the year that Rousie Phillips was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1943, when this person was 20 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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