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Bessie Whitehead 1919 - 2009

Bessie Whitehead of Tarboro, Edgecombe County, NC was born on October 24, 1919, and died at age 89 years old on January 14, 2009.
Bessie Whitehead
Tarboro, Edgecombe County, NC 27886
October 24, 1919
January 14, 2009
Female
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  • 10/24
    1919

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    October 24, 1919
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  • 01/14
    2009

    Death

    January 14, 2009
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    Bessie Whitehead lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1919, in the year that Bessie Whitehead was born, the "Black Sox Scandal" rocked baseball fans during the World Series. Eight players on the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series, thus allowing the Cincinnati Reds to win, and making money off of the losses. All of the players were found not guilty by a jury but the fallout lasted for decades. The players were banned from baseball even though they were found innocent.
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In 1922, she was only 3 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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