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John Gholston 1917 - 1997

John L Gholston of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC was born on February 1, 1917, and died at age 80 years old on May 21, 1997.
John L Gholston
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC 28208
February 1, 1917
May 21, 1997
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  • 02/1
    1917

    Birthday

    February 1, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Wake County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34009310 Enlisted: January 28, 1941 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 05/21
    1997

    Death

    May 21, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1917, in the year that John Gholston 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 1929, he was only 12 years old when American Samoa officially became a U.S. territory. Although a part of the United States since 1900, the Ratification Act of 1929 vested "all civil, judicial, and military powers in the President of the United States of America".
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