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Burt Hawkins 1890 - 1962

Burt Hawkins of Illinois was born on November 19, 1890, and died at age 71 years old in October 1962.
Burt Hawkins
Illinois
November 19, 1890
October 1962
Male
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Burt Hawkins' History: 1890 - 1962

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  • 11/19
    1890

    Birthday

    November 19, 1890
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  • 10/dd
    1962

    Death

    October 1962
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    Burt Hawkins lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1890, in the year that Burt Hawkins was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1909, at the age of 19 years old, Burt was alive when 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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