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Lester Ames 1896 - 1978

Lester Ames of Cottage Hills, Madison County, Illinois was born on February 8, 1896, and died at age 81 years old in January 1978.
Lester Ames
Cottage Hills, Madison County, Illinois 62018
February 8, 1896
January 1978
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Lester Ames' History: 1896 - 1978

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    1896

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    February 8, 1896
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  • 01/dd
    1978

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    January 1978
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    Lester Ames lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1896, in the year that Lester Ames was born, on May 18th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. By a vote of 7 to 1, the Court upheld state racial segregation laws, introducing the idea of "separate but equal" facilities for races.
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In 1923, he was 27 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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