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Bessie Poor 1917 - 1987

Bessie Poor of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois was born on August 22, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in February 1987.

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Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois 62650
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August 22, 1917
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In 1917, in the year that Bessie Poor 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 1925, she was merely 8 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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Poor, Bessie (May 21, 1884 - Apr 15, 1971)

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Frank, Safrona Poor, Russell (Mar 10, 1899 - Feb 1972) Poor, Alvin (Born Jul 30, 1872) Poor, Leonard (Jun 23, 1912 - Jun 28, 1998) Poor, Walter (Jul 8, 1884 - Aug 1966) Poor, Melvin (Mar 1, 1891 - Apr 1980) Poor, Wayne (Jun 22, 1913 - Dec 1984) Poor, Frank (Dec 16, 1912 - Dec 22, 1996) Poor, Ernest (May 3, 1921 - Dec 15, 2000) Poor, George (Jul 14, 1884 - May 1967)
Poor, Edward (Nov 25, 1911 - Oct 9, 1988) Poor, Ruby (Feb 21, 1912 - Feb 1983) Poor, Edna (Mar 1, 1897 - May 1982) Poor, Rose (Mar 14, 1895 - Dec 1980) Poor, Gilman (May 21, 1922 - Jul 30, 2002) Poor, William (Nov 12, 1921 - Mar 1986) Poor, Harry (Nov 29, 1915 - Aug 1987) Poor, Richard (Aug 23, 1947 - Jul 1971) Poor, Marie (Dec 3, 1943 - Jul 17, 1993) Poor, Effie (Feb 15, 1884 - Mar 1976)
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