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Johnny Melton 1934 - 1971

Johnny Melton was born on August 30, 1934, and died at age 37 years old in December 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Johnny Melton.
Johnny Melton
August 30, 1934
December 1971
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Johnny Melton's History: 1934 - 1971

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  • 08/30
    1934

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    August 30, 1934
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  • 12/dd
    1971

    Death

    December 1971
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Johnny Melton lived 33 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 37.
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In 1934, in the year that Johnny Melton was born, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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In 1943, Johnny was just 9 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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