American Folk Figure. He was the African-American accordion player who was weeping as he watched the train that was moving past, carrying the body of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in April 1945 in a famous image featured in "Life" magazine.
American Folk Figure. He was the African-American accordion player who was weeping as he watched the train that was moving past, carrying the body of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in April 1945 in a famous image featured in "Life" magazine.
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Records on Ancestry
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Georgia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
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