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James R Jenkins 1917 - 2000

James R Jenkins of Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN was born on September 8, 1917, and died at age 83 years old on December 1, 2000.
James R Jenkins
Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN 47804
September 8, 1917
December 1, 2000
Male
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James R Jenkins' History: 1917 - 2000

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  • 09/8
    1917

    Birthday

    September 8, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Vigo County, Indiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35353011 Enlisted: May 4, 1942 in Indianapolis Indiana 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

    Semiskilled Warehousing, Storekeeping, Handling, Loading, Unloading, And Related Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 12/1
    2000

    Death

    December 1, 2000
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1917, in the year that James R Jenkins 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 1934, he was 17 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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