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James Dickens 1917 - 1976

James Dickens of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina was born on January 17, 1917, and died at age 59 years old in July 1976.
James Dickens
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina 27801
January 17, 1917
July 1976
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James Dickens' History: 1917 - 1976

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  • 01/17
    1917

    Birthday

    January 17, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Hortford County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34661331 Enlisted: January 7, 1943 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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 Occupations In Manufacture Of Miscellaneous Finished Lumber Products, N.e.c.
  • 07/dd
    1976

    Death

    July 1976
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that James Dickens 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 1948, he was 31 years old when on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
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