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James Brockington 1935 - 1968

James Brockington of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on May 16, 1935, and died at age 33 years old in May 1968.
James Brockington
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19104
May 16, 1935
May 1968
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James Brockington's History: 1935 - 1968

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    1935

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    1968

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    May 1968
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    James Brockington lived 33 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 32.
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In 1935, in the year that James Brockington was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1941, he was only 6 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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