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Lawrence Townsend 1917 - 1996

Lawrence Townsend of Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI was born on July 27, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on December 30, 1996.

Lawrence Townsend
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Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI 49507
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In 1917, in the year that Lawrence Townsend 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 1941, at the age of 24 years old, Lawrence was alive when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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Townsend, Neal (May 5, 1946 - Sep 1975) Townsend, Charles (Born Jan 4, 1874) Townsend, Mack (May 23, 1898 - Jun 1968) Townsend, Forrest (Feb 7, 1910 - Feb 10, 1992) Townsend, Louis (May 17, 1908 - Dec 1975) Townsend, Marguerit (Jun 6, 1914 - Dec 16, 2003) Townsend, Arthur (Dec 20, 1881 - Jan 1982) Townsend, Ralph (Nov 20, 1910 - Oct 1972) Townsend, Maurice (May 24, 1901 - Jul 20, 1992) Townsend, Paul (Dec 10, 1916 - Sep 7, 1992)
Townsend, Stephen (Oct 16, 1901 - Dec 1976) Townsend, Thomas (Nov 26, 1899 - Aug 1970) Townsend, James (Apr 1, 1891 - Dec 1969) Townsend, Fred (Dec 11, 1873 - Oct 1965) Townsend, Laura (Mar 20, 1887 - Feb 1982) Townsend, Elmer (May 2, 1883 - Aug 1975) Townsend, William (Mar 30, 1902 - Jan 1980) Townsend, Harold (Apr 18, 1909 - Dec 4, 2006) Townsend, Dorothy (Jun 15, 1915 - Aug 3, 1996) Townsend, John (Aug 10, 1930 - Dec 1968)
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