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Ruby James Shaw 1931 - 2011

Ruby James Shaw of Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky was born on January 23, 1931, and died at age 80 years old on May 5, 2011.
Ruby James Shaw
Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky 42717
January 23, 1931
May 5, 2011
Female
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Ruby James Shaw's History: 1931 - 2011

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  • 01/23
    1931

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    January 23, 1931
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  • 05/5
    2011

    Death

    May 5, 2011
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    Ruby James Shaw lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1931, in the year that Ruby James Shaw was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, at the age of just 12 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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