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Dorothy Burke 1917 - 2011

Dorothy Burke of Willow, Ulster County, NY was born on February 8, 1917, and died at age 94 years old on April 11, 2011.
Dorothy Burke
Willow, Ulster County, NY 12495
February 8, 1917
April 11, 2011
Female
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  • 02/8
    1917

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    February 8, 1917
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  • 04/11
    2011

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    April 11, 2011
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    Dorothy Burke lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1917, in the year that Dorothy Burke was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1921, Dorothy was merely 4 years old when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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