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William L Baker 1919 - 1978

William L Baker of Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia was born on March 19, 1919, and died at age 59 years old in November 1978.
William L Baker
Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia 23504
March 19, 1919
November 1978
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William L Baker's History: 1919 - 1978

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  • 03/19
    1919

    Birthday

    March 19, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Tazewell County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33093705 Enlisted: June 6, 1942 in Abingdon Virginia 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

    Clerks, General Office
  • 11/dd
    1978

    Death

    November 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that William L Baker 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 1943, by the time he was 24 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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