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Ruby O Boon 1905 - 2001

Ruby O Boon of Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA was born on February 20, 1905, and died at age 96 years old on March 24, 2001.
Ruby O Boon
Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA 24014
February 20, 1905
March 24, 2001
Female
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  • 02/20
    1905

    Birthday

    February 20, 1905
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  • 03/24
    2001

    Death

    March 24, 2001
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    Ruby O Boon lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1905, in the year that Ruby O Boon was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1931, Ruby was 26 years old when 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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