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Gertrude Lewis 1917 - 1978

Gertrude Lewis was born on March 5, 1917, and died at age 61 years old in August 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gertrude Lewis.
Gertrude Lewis
March 5, 1917
August 1978
Female
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Gertrude Lewis' History: 1917 - 1978

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    1917

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    March 5, 1917
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    1978

    Death

    August 1978
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    Gertrude Lewis lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1917, in the year that Gertrude Lewis 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 1921, by the time she was only 4 years old, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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