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James Canavan 1917 - 1960

James Canavan was born on October 28, 1917, and died at age 42 years old in May 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Canavan.
James Canavan
October 28, 1917
May 1960
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  • 10/28
    1917

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    October 28, 1917
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  • 05/dd
    1960

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    May 1960
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    James Canavan lived 31 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 42.
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In 1917, in the year that James Canavan 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 1923, by the time he was merely 6 years old, 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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