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Melvin W Stanford 1917 - 2004

Melvin W Stanford of Earlville, La Salle County, IL was born on August 18, 1917, and died at age 87 years old on December 24, 2004.
Melvin W Stanford
Earlville, La Salle County, IL 60518
August 18, 1917
December 24, 2004
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  • 08/18
    1917

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    August 18, 1917
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  • 12/24
    2004

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    December 24, 2004
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In 1917, in the year that Melvin W Stanford 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 1925, he was only 8 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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