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Barney Blackburn 1922 - 1984

Barney Blackburn was born on February 28, 1922, and died at age 62 years old in October 1984. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barney Blackburn.
Barney Blackburn
February 28, 1922
October 1984
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  • 02/28
    1922

    Birthday

    February 28, 1922
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  • 10/dd
    1984

    Death

    October 1984
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Barney Blackburn lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1922, in the year that Barney Blackburn was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1950, Barney was 28 years old when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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