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Dorsil Willis 1917 - 1966

Dorsil Willis was born on September 9, 1917, and died at age 48 years old in January 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorsil Willis.

Dorsil Willis
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Dorsil Willis Dorsil Willis (1917 - 1966)
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In 1917, in the year that Dorsil Willis 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 1936, at the age of 19 years old, Dorsil was alive when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
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