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Bessie Smith 1907 - 1986

Bessie Smith of Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina was born on January 18, 1907, and died at age 79 years old in July 1986.
Bessie Smith
Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina 29657
January 18, 1907
July 1986
Female
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Bessie Smith's History: 1907 - 1986

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  • 01/18
    1907

    Birthday

    January 18, 1907
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  • 07/dd
    1986

    Death

    July 1986
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    Bessie Smith lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1907, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1915, at the age of merely 8 years old, Bessie was alive when the Superior Court in Fulton County Georgia accepted the charter for the establishment of the new Ku Klux Klan, succeeding the Klan that flourished in the South in the late 1800's. This iteration of the Klan adopted white clothing and used many of the code words from the first Klan, adding cross burnings and mass marches in an attempt to intimidate others.
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