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Lavesta Knight 1899 - 1988

Lavesta Knight of Fredericktown, Madison County, MO was born on August 16, 1899, and died at age 88 years old in April 1988.
Lavesta Knight
Fredericktown, Madison County, MO 63645
August 16, 1899
April 1988
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Lavesta Knight's History: 1899 - 1988

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  • 08/16
    1899

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    August 16, 1899
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  • 04/dd
    1988

    Death

    April 1988
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    Lavesta Knight lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1899, in the year that Lavesta Knight was born, on February 14th, the first voting machines were approved by Congress for use in federal elections. Several states were already using voting machines in their elections and the Federal government was finally convinced of their safety and accuracy.
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In 1917, Lavesta was 18 years old when 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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