This is the grave of Mississippi John Hurt. Born in 1893 in Teoc, Mississippi, John Hurt grew up as part of the impoverished sharecropping Black working class of the South. He learned to play guitar as a kid and started playing at dances by the...
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This is the grave of Lincoln Steffens. Born in 1866 in San Francisco, Steffens grew up super wealthy, mostly in Sacramento. In fact, the house he grew up in later.
This is the grave of Tom Landry. Born in 1924 in Mission, Texas, just across the border from Reynosa, Landry was a child of the border. His family moved there.
This is the grave of Sam Spiegel. Born in 1901 in Jaroslaw, Poland (though it was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), Spiegel grew up in a wealthy Jewish household. His father was a tobacco wholesaler and did well, allowing Spiegel to attend the University...
This is the grave of Glenn Davis. Born in 1924 in Claremont, California, Davis was a great high school football player out there, leading his team to a state title.
This is the grave of John C. Crittenden. Born in 1787 outside of Versailles, Kentucky, Crittenden grew up on what was then frontier of genocide and slavery. His father was.
This is the grave of Daisuke Katō. Born in 1911 in Tokyo, Tokunosuke Katō grew up in a family of actors. He had two older siblings who also had significant acting careers. He was in a ton of stuff, the vast majority of which I...
This is the grave of Alice Paul. Born in 1885 in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, Paul grew up in a rich Quaker household with long roots in American life..
This is the grave of Eddie Collins. Born in 1887 in Millerton, New York, Collins grew up wealthy. This made him very different than most other professional baseball players of.
This is the grave of H.L. Hunt. Born in 1889 in Ramsey, Illinois, Haroldson Lafayette Hunt grew up as the son of a well-off farmer who did not believe in public schooling. In fact, this family became noted for horrible political beliefs. Hunt was homeschooled...
This is the grave of Cassius Clay. Born in 1810 to extreme wealth in Madison County, Kentucky, Clay grew up with lots of slaves and around the overtly masculine racehorse.
This is the grave of Henry Weinhard. Born in 1830 in the Kingdom of Württemberg, which is today the southwestern corner of Germany, Weinhard went into the brewing trade at.