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Pete Melita 1919 - 2005

Pete Melita of Flushing, Queens County, NY was born on January 20, 1919, and died at age 86 years old on October 7, 2005.
Pete Melita
Flushing, Queens County, NY 11354
January 20, 1919
October 7, 2005
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Pete Melita's History: 1919 - 2005

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  • 01/20
    1919

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    January 20, 1919
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  • 10/7
    2005

    Death

    October 7, 2005
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    Pete Melita lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1919, in the year that Pete Melita 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 1947, by the time he was 28 years old, 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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