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Bessie M Smith 1917 - 1994

Bessie M Smith of Fort Valley, Peach County, GA was born on April 26, 1917, and died at age 77 years old in September 1994.
Bessie M Smith
Fort Valley, Peach County, GA 31030
April 26, 1917
September 1994
Female
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Bessie M Smith's History: 1917 - 1994

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  • 04/26
    1917

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    April 26, 1917
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  • 09/dd
    1994

    Death

    September 1994
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    Bessie M Smith lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1917, in the year that Bessie M Smith 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 1926, by the time she was only 9 years old, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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