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Bethuel Davis 1917 - 1997

Bethuel Davis of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on May 5, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on March 5, 1997.
Bethuel Davis
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19131
May 5, 1917
March 5, 1997
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  • 05/5
    1917

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    May 5, 1917
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  • 03/5
    1997

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    March 5, 1997
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    Bethuel Davis lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1917, in the year that Bethuel Davis 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 1921, Bethuel was only 4 years old when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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