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George Holmes 1915 - 1982

George Holmes of Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois was born on September 13, 1915, and died at age 67 years old in November 1982.
George Holmes
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois 61401
September 13, 1915
November 1982
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George Holmes' History: 1915 - 1982

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  • 09/13
    1915

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    September 13, 1915
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  • 11/dd
    1982

    Death

    November 1982
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    George Holmes lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1915, in the year that George Holmes was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1943, when he was 28 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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