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Willie Thompson 1919 - 1982

Willie Thompson of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on September 17, 1919, and died at age 62 years old on April 15, 1982.
Willie Thompson
Houston, Harris County, TX 77021
September 17, 1919
April 15, 1982
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Willie Thompson's History: 1919 - 1982

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  • 09/17
    1919

    Birthday

    September 17, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Harris County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38050063 Enlisted: March 6, 1941 Military branch: Infantry Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Kitchen Workers In Hotels, Restaurants, Railroads, Steamships, Etc, Nec
  • 04/15
    1982

    Death

    April 15, 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1919, in the year that Willie Thompson 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 1931, he was only 12 years old when on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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