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Opal Bufford 1927 - 2004

Opal Bufford of Omaha, Douglas County, NE was born on June 18, 1927, and died at age 76 years old on March 2, 2004.
Opal Bufford
Omaha, Douglas County, NE 68111
June 18, 1927
March 2, 2004
Female
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Opal Bufford's History: 1927 - 2004

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  • 06/18
    1927

    Birthday

    June 18, 1927
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  • 03/2
    2004

    Death

    March 2, 2004
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    Opal Bufford lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1927, in the year that Opal Bufford was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1943, Opal was 16 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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