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Letha Corley 1943 - 1968

Letha Corley was born on July 9, 1943, and died at age 24 years old in February 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Letha Corley.
Letha Corley
July 9, 1943
February 1968
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Letha Corley's History: 1943 - 1968

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  • 07/9
    1943

    Birthday

    July 9, 1943
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  • 02/dd
    1968

    Death

    February 1968
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Letha Corley lived 48 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 24.
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In 1943, in the year that Letha Corley was born, 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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In 1950, at the age of only 7 years old, Letha was alive when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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