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Edwin John Gettel 1917 - 2005

Edwin John Gettel of Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota was born on June 21, 1917, and died at age 88 years old on June 27, 2005.
Edwin John Gettel
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota 56378
June 21, 1917
June 27, 2005
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  • 06/21
    1917

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    June 21, 1917
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  • 06/27
    2005

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    June 27, 2005
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    Edwin John Gettel lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1917, in the year that Edwin John Gettel 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 1923, at the age of only 6 years old, Edwin was alive when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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