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Ples Matthews 1919 - 2000

Ples Matthews of New York, New York County, NY was born on May 28, 1919, and died at age 80 years old on March 1, 2000. Ples Matthews was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 42 Site 1599 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
Ples Matthews
New York, New York County, NY 10035
May 28, 1919
March 1, 2000
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  • 05/28
    1919

    Birthday

    May 28, 1919
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/1
    2000

    Death

    March 1, 2000
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 42 Site 1599 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1919, in the year that Ples Matthews 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 1943, when this person was 24 years old, on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
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