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Opal G Tayes 1921 - 2009

Opal G Tayes of Old Hickory, Davidson County, TN was born on March 4, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on February 16, 2009.

Opal G Tayes
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Old Hickory, Davidson County, TN 37138
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March 4, 1921
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In 1921, in the year that Opal G Tayes was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1943, Opal was 22 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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Tayes, Rose (Dec 8, 1957 - Mar 14, 2010) Tayes, Louise (Jun 5, 1914 - Dec 15, 1999) Tayes, John (Mar 9, 1906 - Mar 1977) Tayes, Ida (Jun 26, 1931 - Oct 8, 2009) Tayes, Arvel (Feb 26, 1930 - Jan 28, 1992) Tayes, China (Aug 11, 1935 - Mar 24, 1997) Tayes, Arch (Mar 24, 1882 - Jan 1967) Tayes, Albert (Oct 21, 1895 - Sep 1987) Tayes, Leo (Sep 25, 1903 - Sep 23, 1989) Tayes, Dolphus (May 16, 1924 - Oct 3, 1990)
Tayes, Lois (Oct 8, 1939 - Nov 12, 2001) Tayes, Clara (Feb 6, 1957 - Jun 22, 2007) Tayes, Elizabeth (Feb 17, 1907 - Apr 26, 1997) Tayes, Reba (Mar 18, 1915 - Sep 1973) Tayes, Mertie (Oct 6, 1901 - Jan 11, 2002) Tayes, Calvin (Feb 10, 1905 - Jan 1976) Tayes, Alvie (Dec 31, 1918 - Sep 23, 1998) Tayes, Dewayne (May 6, 1937 - Mar 16, 1999) Tayes, Lockie (Sep 28, 1920 - Aug 7, 2007) Tayes, Isaac (Mar 14, 1921 - Oct 1977)
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