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Bessie Thornton 1909 - 1987

Bessie Thornton of Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia was born on January 22, 1909, and died at age 78 years old in March 1987.

Bessie Thornton

Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia 24148

January 22, 1909

March 1987

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In 1909, in the year that Bessie Thornton 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 1917, by the time she was merely 8 years old, the NHL (National Hockey League) was established as a response to the demise of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The first superstar of the League was "Phantom" Joe Malone of the Montreal Canadiens, a leading scorer with records that still stand. The Canadiens won the NHL championship over the Senators.

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