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Dempsey J Travis 1920 - 2009

Dempsey J Travis of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on February 25, 1920, and died at age 89 years old on July 2, 2009.
Dempsey J Travis
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60619
February 25, 1920
July 2, 2009
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  • 02/25
    1920

    Birthday

    February 25, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cook County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36393756 Enlisted: August 26, 1942 in Chicago Illinois 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

    Unskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Furniture, N.e.c.
  • 07/2
    2009

    Death

    July 2, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Dempsey J Travis was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1947, this person was 27 years old when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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