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John A Potts 1905 - 1990

John A Potts was born on March 9, 1905, and died at age 85 years old on August 12, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John A Potts.
John A Potts
March 9, 1905
August 12, 1990
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  • 03/9
    1905

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    March 9, 1905
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  • 08/12
    1990

    Death

    August 12, 1990
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    Unknown
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    John A Potts lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1905, in the year that John A Potts was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1924, John was 19 years old when on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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