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Silas Norris 1917 - 1996

Silas Norris of Lumberton, Robeson County, NC was born on February 11, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on September 22, 1996.
Silas Norris
Lumberton, Robeson County, NC 28358
February 11, 1917
September 22, 1996
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Silas Norris' History: 1917 - 1996

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  • 02/11
    1917

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    February 11, 1917
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  • 09/22
    1996

    Death

    September 22, 1996
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    Silas Norris lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1917, in the year that Silas Norris 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 1934, when he was 17 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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