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Sam Peaks 1923 - 1982

Sam Peaks was born on November 13, 1923, and died at age 58 years old in June 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sam Peaks.

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In 1923, in the year that Sam Peaks was born, 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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In 1943, at the age of 20 years old, Sam was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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Peaks, Emilie (Dec 7, 1885 - Dec 1982) Peaks, Cora (Aug 20, 1936 - Jan 1964) Peaks, Magnolia (Apr 18, 1918 - Jul 19, 1990) Peaks, Walter (Oct 10, 1920 - Sep 1980) Peaks, Albert (Jun 14, 1898 - Dec 1977) Peaks, Wallace (Mar 22, 1954 - Jan 7, 2002) Peaks, Bertha (Jul 15, 1914 - Jan 1978) Peaks, Anthony (Dec 26, 1964 - Jan 22, 2010) Peaks, Phyllis (Jan 14, 1895 - Jan 1975) Peaks, Pearl (Dec 26, 1925 - Jan 19, 2009)
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