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Ruby Beckum 1921 - 2000

Ruby Beckum of Atlanta, Fulton County, GA was born on July 20, 1921, and died at age 78 years old on February 15, 2000.
Ruby Beckum
Atlanta, Fulton County, GA 30311
July 20, 1921
February 15, 2000
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Ruby Beckum's History: 1921 - 2000

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  • 07/20
    1921

    Birthday

    July 20, 1921
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  • 02/15
    2000

    Death

    February 15, 2000
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    Unknown
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    Ruby Beckum lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1921, in the year that Ruby Beckum was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1935, when she was merely 14 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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