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William E. Laurence c. 1943

William E Laurence of Harris County, TX was born circa 1943. William Laurence was married to Dorothy E. (Nelson) Laurence on September 4, 1982 in Harris County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William E. Laurence.
William E Laurence
Harris County, TX
circa 1943
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In 1943, in the year that William E. Laurence 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 1965, from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting.
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Dorothy E. (Nelson) Laurence

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William E. Laurence

September 4, 1982
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Harris County, TX
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