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Virgil Conklin 1886 - 1968

Virgil Conklin of West Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana was born on May 19, 1886, and died at age 81 years old in March 1968.
Virgil Conklin
West Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 47885
May 19, 1886
March 1968
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Virgil Conklin's History: 1886 - 1968

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    1886

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    May 19, 1886
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    1968

    Death

    March 1968
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    Virgil Conklin lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1886, in the year that Virgil Conklin was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1917, at the age of 31 years old, Virgil was alive when 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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