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Ike Fortenberry 1925 - 2010

Ike Fortenberry of Hollandale, Washington County, MS was born on March 3, 1925, and died at age 85 years old on September 16, 2010.
Hollandale, Washington County, MS 38748
March 3, 1925
September 16, 2010
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Ike Fortenberry's History: 1925 - 2010

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  • 03/3
    1925

    Birthday

    March 3, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Pike County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 44047395 Enlisted: September 29, 1944 in Cp Shelby Mississippi 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

    General Farmers
  • 09/16
    2010

    Death

    September 16, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1925, in the year that Ike Fortenberry was born, 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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In 1943, he was 18 years old when 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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