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Gradie Burgess 1917 - 1984

Gradie Burgess of De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas was born on February 16, 1917, and died at age 67 years old in September 1984.
Gradie Burgess
De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas 71832
February 16, 1917
September 1984
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Gradie Burgess' History: 1917 - 1984

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  • 02/16
    1917

    Birthday

    February 16, 1917
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  • 09/dd
    1984

    Death

    September 1984
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    Gradie Burgess lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1917, in the year that Gradie Burgess 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 1943, at the age of 26 years old, Gradie was alive when on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
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