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Edward Childs 1919 - 1988

Edward Childs of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama was born on May 31, 1919, and died at age 68 years old in January 1988.
Edward Childs
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 35223
May 31, 1919
January 1988
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  • 05/31
    1919

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    May 31, 1919
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  • 01/dd
    1988

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    January 1988
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    Edward Childs lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1919, in the year that Edward Childs was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1927, at the age of just 8 years old, Edward was alive when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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