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Helen Mcvey 1923 - 1998

Helen Mcvey of Parkersburg, Wood County, WV was born on February 15, 1923, and died at age 75 years old on July 27, 1998.
Helen Mcvey
Parkersburg, Wood County, WV 26101
February 15, 1923
July 27, 1998
Female
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Helen Mcvey's History: 1923 - 1998

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  • 02/15
    1923

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    February 15, 1923
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  • 07/27
    1998

    Death

    July 27, 1998
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    Cause of death
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    Helen Mcvey lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1923, in the year that Helen Mcvey was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1943, Helen was 20 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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