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Emanuel McKnight 1917 - 2011

Emanuel Mcknight of McComb, Pike County, MS was born on March 14, 1917, and died at age 94 years old on August 14, 2011.
Emanuel Mcknight
McComb, Pike County, MS 39648
March 14, 1917
August 14, 2011
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  • 03/14
    1917

    Birthday

    March 14, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Amite County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34342050 Enlisted: July 10, 1942 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Sawmill Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 08/14
    2011

    Death

    August 14, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that Emanuel 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 1934, he was 17 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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