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C Gordon Brooks 1917 - 1996

C Gordon Gordon Brooks of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD was born on November 8, 1917, and died at age 78 years old on February 12, 1996. C Gordon Brooks was buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 5D1 Row 2 Site 2 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville.
C Gordon Gordon Brooks
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD 20901
November 8, 1917
February 12, 1996
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  • Introduction

    Mr Gordon Brooks was one of the kindest, gentle, and unselfish, man you ever want to meet. He was a major influence in my life, as the Boy Scout Master for a Troop in our Silver Spring, Maryland neighborhood. The activities that he was responsible for, that included me, were milestones in my life. May God Bless Mr. C. Gordon Brooks as he RIP.
  • 11/8
    1917

    Birthday

    November 8, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: CY Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/12
    1996

    Death

    February 12, 1996
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    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 5D1 Row 2 Site 2 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville, Md 21032
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In 1917, in the year that C Gordon Brooks 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 1925, by the time this person was merely 8 years old, on November 28th, radio station WSM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Originally airing as “The WSM Barn Dance”, the Opry (a local term for "opera") was dedicated to honoring country music and in its history has featured the biggest stars and acts in country music.
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