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Samuel R Thompson 1917 - 1998

Samuel R Thompson of Jamaica, Queens County, NY was born on January 31, 1917, and died at age 81 years old on September 9, 1998.
Samuel R Thompson
Jamaica, Queens County, NY 11434
January 31, 1917
September 9, 1998
Male
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Samuel R Thompson's History: 1917 - 1998

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  • 01/31
    1917

    Birthday

    January 31, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

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

    4 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 32171962 Enlisted: August 29, 1941 in Cp Upton Yaphank New York Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Authors, Editors, And Reporters
  • 09/9
    1998

    Death

    September 9, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1917, in the year that Samuel R Thompson was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1934, he was 17 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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