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Archie Downs 1899 - 1968

Archie Downs of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on March 9, 1899, and died at age 69 years old in April 1968.
Archie Downs
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 38127
March 9, 1899
April 1968
Male
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Archie Downs' History: 1899 - 1968

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    1899

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    March 9, 1899
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  • 04/dd
    1968

    Death

    April 1968
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    Archie Downs lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1899, in the year that Archie Downs was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1917, at the age of 18 years old, Archie 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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