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Bessie Smith 1905 - 1986

Bessie Smith of Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas was born on December 10, 1905, and died at age 80 years old in July 1986.
Bessie Smith
Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas 72830
December 10, 1905
July 1986
Female
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  • 12/10
    1905

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    December 10, 1905
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  • 07/dd
    1986

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    July 1986
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    Bessie Smith lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1905, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1918, she was only 13 years old when in January, President Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and outlined a plan for postwar peace in Europe. The only leader of the Allies to present such a plan, the Europeans thought Wilson was being too idealistic. The points included free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. They were based on the research and suggestions of 150 advisors.
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