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Earnest Blackmon 1917 - 1987

Earnest Blackmon of Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama was born on September 20, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in July 1987.
Earnest Blackmon
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama 36083
September 20, 1917
July 1987
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  • 09/20
    1917

    Birthday

    September 20, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Macon County, Alabama United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34417610 Enlisted: October 8, 1942 in Ft Benning Georgia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 07/dd
    1987

    Death

    July 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that Earnest Blackmon 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 1934, by the time he was 17 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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