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Aretha B Skinner 1917 - 2006

Aretha B Skinner of Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, VA was born on April 2, 1917, and died at age 88 years old on March 20, 2006.
Aretha B Skinner
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, VA 23456
April 2, 1917
March 20, 2006
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  • 04/2
    1917

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    April 2, 1917
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  • 03/20
    2006

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    March 20, 2006
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    Aretha B Skinner lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1917, in the year that Aretha B Skinner 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 1947, Aretha was 30 years old when 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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