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Sophia K Oskins 1917 - 2003

Sophia K Oskins of Greenwood, Johnson County, IN was born on April 7, 1917, and died at age 86 years old on November 13, 2003.
Sophia K Oskins
Greenwood, Johnson County, IN 46142
April 7, 1917
November 13, 2003
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  • 04/7
    1917

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    April 7, 1917
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  • 11/13
    2003

    Death

    November 13, 2003
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    Sophia K Oskins lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1917, in the year that Sophia K Oskins 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 1925, Sophia was just 8 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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