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James W Cox 1917 - 1978

James W Cox of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on June 16, 1917, and died at age 60 years old in May 1978.
James W Cox
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19149
June 16, 1917
May 1978
Male
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  • 06/16
    1917

    Birthday

    June 16, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Fayette County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 13057475 Enlisted: January 29, 1942 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Military branch: Air Corps Private Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 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

    Sales Clerks
  • 05/dd
    1978

    Death

    May 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that James W Cox 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 1943, James was 26 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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