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Edna Fassett 1919 - 2007

Edna Fassett of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington was born on September 2, 1919, and died at age 87 years old on May 9, 2007.
Edna Fassett
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 98406
September 2, 1919
May 9, 2007
Female
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    1919

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    September 2, 1919
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  • 05/9
    2007

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    May 9, 2007
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    Edna Fassett lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1919, in the year that Edna Fassett 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 1935, Edna was 16 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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