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Ervin R Benson 1905 - 1998

Ervin R Benson of Quincy, Adams County, IL was born on May 28, 1905, and died at age 93 years old on December 11, 1998.
Ervin R Benson
Quincy, Adams County, IL 62301
May 28, 1905
December 11, 1998
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Ervin R Benson's History: 1905 - 1998

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  • 05/28
    1905

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    May 28, 1905
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  • 12/11
    1998

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    December 11, 1998
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In 1905, in the year that Ervin R Benson 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 1923, at the age of 18 years old, Ervin 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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