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James Gilbert 1915 - 1994

James E Gilbert of Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL was born on December 28, 1915, and died at age 78 years old on October 26, 1994.
James E Gilbert
Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL 35235
December 28, 1915
October 26, 1994
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James E Gilbert's History: 1915 - 1994

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  • 12/28
    1915

    Birthday

    December 28, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Etowah County, Alabama United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34757782 Enlisted: October 29, 1945 in Whitefish Montana Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Corporal, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • 10/26
    1994

    Death

    October 26, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that James Gilbert 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 1964, at the age of 49 years old, James was alive when in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.
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