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Spencer L Gregory 1919 - 1986

Spencer L Gregory of East Orange, Essex County, NJ was born on May 3, 1919, and died at age 67 years old in November 1986.
Spencer L Gregory
East Orange, Essex County, NJ 07017
May 3, 1919
November 1986
Male
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Spencer L Gregory's History: 1919 - 1986

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  • 05/3
    1919

    Birthday

    May 3, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Essex County, New Jersey United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 32275860 Enlisted: April 4, 1942 in Newark New Jersey 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
  • 11/dd
    1986

    Death

    November 1986
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Spencer L Gregory 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, he was merely 1 year old when speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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