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James E Mathews 1917 - 2006

James Earl Mathews of Riverside, Riverside County, CA was born on January 17, 1917, and died at age 89 years old on April 21, 2006. James Mathews was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 49B Site 2150 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.
James Earl Mathews
Riverside, Riverside County, CA 92504
January 17, 1917
April 21, 2006
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  • 01/17
    1917

    Birthday

    January 17, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Bossier County, Louisiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: MSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea Military serial#: 06267598 Enlisted: November 1, 1945 in Ft Macarthur San Pedro California Military branch: Detached Enlisted Men's List First Sergeant Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 04/21
    2006

    Death

    April 21, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Riverside National Cemetery Section 49B Site 2150 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
    Burial location
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In 1917, in the year that James E Mathews was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1920, he was merely 3 years old when the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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