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Lettie Meritt 1886 - 1971

Lettie Meritt of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas was born on August 5, 1886, and died at age 85 years old in September 1971.
Lettie Meritt
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 79105
August 5, 1886
September 1971
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    1886

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    August 5, 1886
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  • 09/dd
    1971

    Death

    September 1971
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In 1886, in the year that Lettie Meritt was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1894, Lettie was merely 8 years old when large reserves of oil were discovered on the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma. Previously thought to be "useless" land - not even good for farming - the tribe had bought the land themselves. The discovery of oil made the Osage the "richest group of people in the world" at the time.
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