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Virgil Benell 1917 - 1986

Virgil Benell of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on July 16, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in October 1986.
Virgil Benell
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 46229
July 16, 1917
October 1986
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  • 07/16
    1917

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    July 16, 1917
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  • 10/dd
    1986

    Death

    October 1986
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    Virgil Benell lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1917, in the year that Virgil Benell 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 1922, by the time he was just 5 years old, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. on May 30th. More than 35,000 people attended the dedication including Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, and many Union and Confederate veterans - although the audience was segregated. The Memorial took 10 years to complete.
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