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Rufet Anderson 1920 - 1990

Rufet Anderson of Lauderdale County, Tennessee United States was born on May 6, 1920, and died at age 69 years old on March 5, 1990. Rufet Anderson was buried at Memphis National Cemetery Section MM Site 417 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis.
Rufet Anderson
Lauderdale County, Tennessee United States
May 6, 1920
March 5, 1990
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  • 05/6
    1920

    Birthday

    May 6, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 34321823 Enlisted: June 11, 1942 in Cp Forrest Tennessee 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
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Lumbermen, Raftsmen, And Woodchoppers
  • 03/5
    1990

    Death

    March 5, 1990
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Memphis National Cemetery Section MM Site 417 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, Tn 38122
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Rufet Anderson was born, 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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In 1965, at the age of 45 years old, Rufet was alive when the television show "I Spy" premiered in the fall season on NBC. The stars were Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, making Cosby the first African American to headline a television show. Four stations - in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama - refused to air the show.
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