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James W Toppin 1917 - 1997

James W Toppin of Dover, Kent County, DE was born on January 27, 1917, and died at age 80 years old on June 13, 1997.
James W Toppin
Dover, Kent County, DE 19901
January 27, 1917
June 13, 1997
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  • 01/27
    1917

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    January 27, 1917
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  • 06/13
    1997

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    June 13, 1997
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    James W Toppin lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1917, in the year that James W Toppin 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 1927, when he was merely 10 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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