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Thomasj Pettit 1917 - 1983

Thomasj Pettit of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on November 11, 1917, and died at age 65 years old in February 1983.
Thomasj Pettit
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11215
November 11, 1917
February 1983
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    1917

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    November 11, 1917
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    1983

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    February 1983
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    Thomasj Pettit lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1917, in the year that Thomasj Pettit 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 1927, this person was only 10 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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