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Jesse M Wheatley 1917 - 1997

Jesse M Wheatley of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on April 18, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on January 8, 1997.
Jesse M Wheatley
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38119
April 18, 1917
January 8, 1997
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Jesse M Wheatley's History: 1917 - 1997

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  • 04/18
    1917

    Birthday

    April 18, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Shelby County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34880957 Enlisted: August 6, 1943 in Miami Beach Florida Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status) 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

    Bookkeeping Machine Operators
  • 01/8
    1997

    Death

    January 8, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that Jesse M Wheatley 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 1967, at the age of 50 years old, Jesse was alive when on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. His nomination to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate, 69 to 11.
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