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Jewell Lenington 1905 - 1994

Jewell Lenington of Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR was born on July 14, 1905, and died at age 89 years old on October 6, 1994.
Jewell Lenington
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR 72904
July 14, 1905
October 6, 1994
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Jewell Lenington's History: 1905 - 1994

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  • 07/14
    1905

    Birthday

    July 14, 1905
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  • 10/6
    1994

    Death

    October 6, 1994
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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    Jewell Lenington lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1905, in the year that Jewell Lenington was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1945, Jewell was 40 years old when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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