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John H Turner 1917 - 1983

John H Turner of Argenta, Macon County, Illinois was born on April 22, 1917, and died at age 66 years old in September 1983.
John H Turner
Argenta, Macon County, Illinois 62501
April 22, 1917
September 1983
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  • 04/22
    1917

    Birthday

    April 22, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Kankakee County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 16000924 Enlisted: August 15, 1940 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Coast Artillery Corps Or Army Mine Planter Service Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Furniture, N.e.c.
  • 09/dd
    1983

    Death

    September 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that John H Turner 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 1926, at the age of only 9 years old, John was alive when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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