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Dorothy L Shanks 1919 - 1982

Dorothy L Shanks of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on July 24, 1919, and died at age 62 years old on July 15, 1982.
Dorothy L Shanks
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 55423
July 24, 1919
July 15, 1982
Female
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Dorothy L Shanks' History: 1919 - 1982

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  • 07/24
    1919

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    July 24, 1919
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  • 07/15
    1982

    Death

    July 15, 1982
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    Dorothy L Shanks lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1919, in the year that Dorothy L Shanks was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1927, when she was just 8 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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