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Dewitt Mcknight 1917 - 1980

Dewitt Mcknight of Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas was born on October 13, 1917, and died at age 63 years old in October 1980.
Dewitt Mcknight
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas 77511
October 13, 1917
October 1980
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Dewitt Mcknight's History: 1917 - 1980

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    1917

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    October 13, 1917
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  • 10/dd
    1980

    Death

    October 1980
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    Dewitt Mcknight lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1917, in the year that Dewitt Mcknight 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 1920, he was only 3 years old when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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