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Lonnie Digh 1917 - 1986

Lonnie Digh of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina was born on January 28, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in May 1986.
Lonnie Digh
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina 28655
January 28, 1917
May 1986
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Lonnie Digh's History: 1917 - 1986

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  • 01/28
    1917

    Birthday

    January 28, 1917
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  • 05/dd
    1986

    Death

    May 1986
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    Lonnie Digh lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1917, in the year that Lonnie Digh 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 1950, Lonnie was 33 years old when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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