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James R Mercer 1917 - 1992

James R Mercer of Wyoming, Stark County, IL was born on July 13, 1917, and died at age 74 years old in June 1992.
James R Mercer
Wyoming, Stark County, IL 61491
July 13, 1917
June 1992
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    1917

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    July 13, 1917
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    1992

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    June 1992
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    James R Mercer lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1917, in the year that James R Mercer 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, James was just 6 years old when 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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