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Willie L Smith 1931 - 2005

Willie L Smith of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on March 7, 1931, and died at age 74 years old on December 24, 2005.
Willie L Smith
Houston, Harris County, TX 77020
March 7, 1931
December 24, 2005
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Willie L Smith's History: 1931 - 2005

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  • 03/7
    1931

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    March 7, 1931
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  • 12/24
    2005

    Death

    December 24, 2005
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    Willie L Smith lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1931, in the year that Willie L Smith was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, when he was only 12 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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