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Melvin Brookins 1919 - 2001

Melvin Brookins of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on August 13, 1919, and died at age 81 years old on January 2, 2001.

Melvin Brookins

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19104

August 13, 1919

January 2, 2001

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1919

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August 13, 1919

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2001

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January 2, 2001

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Melvin Brookins lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.

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In 1919, in the year that Melvin Brookins was born, in June, the Treaty of Versailles - officially ending World War I - was signed. The European Allies demanded "compensation by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea and from the air.” The requirement of compensation is seen by most as the reason for the collapse of the German economy and gave rise to the rule of Hitler.

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In 1923, he was only 4 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.

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