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Earl Purnell 1917 - 1990

Earl Purnell of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on April 14, 1917, and died at age 73 years old on November 9, 1990.
Earl Purnell
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38175
April 14, 1917
November 9, 1990
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  • 04/14
    1917

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    April 14, 1917
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  • 11/9
    1990

    Death

    November 9, 1990
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    Earl Purnell lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1917, in the year that Earl Purnell 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 1949, he was 32 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
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