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Lionel Wilturner 1917 - 1988

Lionel Wilturner of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, TX was born on October 20, 1917, and died at age 70 years old on September 24, 1988.

Lionel Wilturner
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Port Arthur, Jefferson County, TX 77640
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October 20, 1917
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  • 10/20
    1917

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    October 20, 1917
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Jefferson County, Texas United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38162214 Enlisted: May 26, 1942 in Houston Texas Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
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    1988

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    September 24, 1988
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In 1917, in the year that Lionel Wilturner 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 1957, he was 40 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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