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Merlin Oneill Brizzard 1917 - 2009

Merlin Oneill Brizzard was born on July 29, 1917, and died at age 91 years old on April 19, 2009. Merlin Brizzard was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section O Site 347 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Merlin Oneill Brizzard.
Merlin Oneill Brizzard
July 29, 1917
April 19, 2009
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  • 07/29
    1917

    Birthday

    July 29, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/19
    2009

    Death

    April 19, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Houston National Cemetery Section O Site 347 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
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In 1917, in the year that Merlin Oneill Brizzard 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 1920, he was only 3 years old when the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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