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Leona Wilson 1909 - 2011

Leona Wilson of Alton, Madison County, IL was born on October 12, 1909, and died at age 101 years old on May 30, 2011.
Leona Wilson
Alton, Madison County, IL 62002
October 12, 1909
May 30, 2011
Female
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    1909

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    October 12, 1909
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  • 05/30
    2011

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    May 30, 2011
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    Leona Wilson lived 29 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 101.
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In 1909, in the year that Leona Wilson was born, the NAACP was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois. The organization focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues of the day - which included lynching and segregation in schools. The goal was to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
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In 1919, Leona was only 10 years old when 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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