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Franklin W Thornton 1917 - 1999

Franklin W Thornton of Norfolk, Norfolk City County, VA was born on April 28, 1917, and died at age 82 years old on December 8, 1999.

Franklin W Thornton
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Norfolk, Norfolk City County, VA 23504
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April 28, 1917
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  • 04/28
    1917

    Birthday

    April 28, 1917
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Norfolk County, Virginia United States

  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33854714 Enlisted: January 31, 1944 in Richmond Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Unskilled Molders
  • 12/8
    1999

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    December 8, 1999
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In 1917, in the year that Franklin W Thornton 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 1925, Franklin was merely 8 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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Thornton, Franklin (Jan 30, 1936 - Feb 16, 1995) Thornton, Franklin (Jun 26, 1919 - May 1973) Thornton, Franklin (Oct 31, 1917 - Dec 25, 1996) Thornton, Franklin (Jun 28, 1937 - Jul 1982) Thornton, Franklin (Sep 5, 1919 - Mar 15, 2001) Thornton, Franklin (Dec 3, 1911 - Jan 1974) Thornton, Franklin (Jun 14, 1933 - Sep 7, 1998) Thornton, Franklin (Oct 4, 1951 - Aug 1982) Thornton, Franklin (Jun 5, 1920 - Apr 1978) Thornton, Franklin (Feb 27, 1934 - Jan 1985)

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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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