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Bessie P Motes 1909 - 2004

Bessie P Motes of Paducah, McCracken County, KY was born on December 29, 1909, and died at age 94 years old on July 31, 2004.
Bessie P Motes
Paducah, McCracken County, KY 42003
December 29, 1909
July 31, 2004
Female
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  • 12/29
    1909

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    December 29, 1909
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  • 07/31
    2004

    Death

    July 31, 2004
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    Bessie P Motes lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1909, in the year that Bessie P Motes was born, 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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In 1914, when she was just 5 years old, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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