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Bessie Davis 1897 - 1984

Bessie Davis of Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia was born on August 27, 1897, and died at age 87 years old in November 1984.
Bessie Davis
Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia 23150
August 27, 1897
November 1984
Female
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Bessie Davis' History: 1897 - 1984

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    1897

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    August 27, 1897
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  • 11/dd
    1984

    Death

    November 1984
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    Bessie Davis lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1897, in the year that Bessie Davis was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1909, at the age of only 12 years old, Bessie was alive when the NAACP was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois. The organization focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues of the day - which included lynching and segregation in schools. The goal was to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
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