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Willie Jones 1905 - 1984

Willie Jones of Emporia, Emporia City County, Virginia was born on March 12, 1905, and died at age 78 years old in January 1984.
Willie Jones
Emporia, Emporia City County, Virginia 23847
March 12, 1905
January 1984
Male
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Willie Jones' History: 1905 - 1984

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  • 03/12
    1905

    Birthday

    March 12, 1905
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Norfolk County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33638885 Enlisted: May 16, 1943 in Richmond Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • 01/dd
    1984

    Death

    January 1984
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1905, in the year that Willie Jones was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1917, Willie was just 12 years old 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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