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John Zvinak 1917 - 1982

John Zvinak of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on August 8, 1917, and died at age 64 years old in July 1982.
John Zvinak
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60632
August 8, 1917
July 1982
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    1917

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    August 8, 1917
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  • 07/dd
    1982

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    July 1982
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    John Zvinak lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1917, in the year that John Zvinak 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 1925, John was only 8 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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