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Ruby I Deacon 1919 - 1997

Ruby I Deacon of Louisville, Jefferson County, KY was born on April 21, 1919, and died at age 78 years old on April 24, 1997.

Ruby I Deacon

Louisville, Jefferson County, KY 40216

April 21, 1919

April 24, 1997

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1919

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April 21, 1919

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04/24

1997

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April 24, 1997

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Ruby I Deacon lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.

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In 1919, in the year that Ruby I Deacon was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.

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In 1935, she was 16 years old when 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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