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Idell E Dykes 1917 - 2003

Idell E Dykes of Elmore, Elmore County, AL was born on June 17, 1917, and died at age 85 years old on May 25, 2003.
Idell E Dykes
Elmore, Elmore County, AL 36025
June 17, 1917
May 25, 2003
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  • 06/17
    1917

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    June 17, 1917
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  • 05/25
    2003

    Death

    May 25, 2003
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    Idell E Dykes lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1917, in the year that Idell E Dykes 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 1945, she was 28 years old when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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