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Josiah E Spence 1917 - 1992

Josiah E Spence of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on May 29, 1917, and died at age 75 years old on August 20, 1992.
Josiah E Spence
Des Moines, Polk County, IA 50309
May 29, 1917
August 20, 1992
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  • 05/29
    1917

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    May 29, 1917
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  • 08/20
    1992

    Death

    August 20, 1992
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    Josiah E Spence lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1917, in the year that Josiah E Spence 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 1923, by the time he was only 6 years old, on November 8th and 9th, Adolf Hitler and his followers (the early Nazi party) staged the "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munich in an attempt to take over Bavaria (a state in Germany). They failed. Hitler was charged with treason and convicted, receiving a sentence of 5 years. He served under 1 year in jail.
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