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Lelia Thompson 1905 - 1983

Lelia Thompson of Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia was born on August 27, 1905, and died at age 77 years old in June 1983.
Lelia Thompson
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia 24382
August 27, 1905
June 1983
Female
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Lelia Thompson's History: 1905 - 1983

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  • 08/27
    1905

    Birthday

    August 27, 1905
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  • 06/dd
    1983

    Death

    June 1983
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Lelia Thompson lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1905, in the year that Lelia Thompson was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1925, Lelia was 20 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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