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Joseph Shropshire 1924 - 1971

Joseph Shropshire was born on June 18, 1924, and died at age 46 years old in March 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph Shropshire.
Joseph Shropshire
June 18, 1924
March 1971
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  • 06/18
    1924

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    June 18, 1924
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  • 03/dd
    1971

    Death

    March 1971
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    Unknown
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    Joseph Shropshire lived 25 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 46.
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In 1924, in the year that Joseph Shropshire was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1943, Joseph was 19 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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