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Willie Calton 1919 - 1976

Willie Calton was born on March 5, 1919, and died at age 57 years old on September 14, 1976. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willie Calton.
Willie Calton
March 5, 1919
September 14, 1976
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  • 03/5
    1919

    Birthday

    March 5, 1919
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  • 09/14
    1976

    Death

    September 14, 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Willie Calton lived 14 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1919, in the year that Willie Calton was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1921, at the age of merely 2 years old, Willie was alive when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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