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Cecil Purkey 1905 - 1969

Cecil Purkey of Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California was born on April 27, 1905, and died at age 64 years old in December 1969.
Cecil Purkey
Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California 90744
April 27, 1905
December 1969
Male
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Cecil Purkey's History: 1905 - 1969

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  • 04/27
    1905

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    April 27, 1905
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  • 12/dd
    1969

    Death

    December 1969
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    Cecil Purkey lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1905, in the year that Cecil Purkey was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1929, Cecil was 24 years old when on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.
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