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Ruby I Burke 1917 - 1999

Ruby I Burke of Danville, Vermilion County, IL was born on June 5, 1917, and died at age 82 years old on November 8, 1999.
Ruby I Burke
Danville, Vermilion County, IL 61832
June 5, 1917
November 8, 1999
Female
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Ruby I Burke's History: 1917 - 1999

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  • 06/5
    1917

    Birthday

    June 5, 1917
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  • 11/8
    1999

    Death

    November 8, 1999
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ruby I Burke lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1917, in the year that Ruby I Burke was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1943, at the age of 26 years old, Ruby was alive 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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