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Ruby W Bridges 1922 - 2006

Ruby W Bridges of Gastonia, Gaston County, NC was born on October 11, 1922, and died at age 83 years old on August 1, 2006.

Ruby W Bridges
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Gastonia, Gaston County, NC 28052
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October 11, 1922
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In 1922, in the year that Ruby W Bridges was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1951, Ruby was 29 years old when on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.
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Bridges, Amanda (Born 1859) Bridges, Harry (Born Jun 1, 1872) Bridges, Lera (Born Jul 29, 1893) Bridges, Mary (Born Mar 29, 1835) Bridges, Inez (Born Mar 5, 1906) Bridges, Henry (Born Feb 25, 1831) Bridges, Mary E (Born Mar 29, 1835) Bridges-Ireland, Abbie (Born 1880) Bridges, James (Born Oct 4, 1919) Bridges, Webster (Mar 19, 1902 - Jan 1983)
Bridges, Irene (Mar 6, 1906 - Nov 12, 1989) Bridges, Elizabeth (Nov 12, 1907 - Aug 1982) Bridges, Ethel (Mar 15, 1896 - Sep 1975) Bridges, Lester (Apr 1, 1906 - May 1987) Bridges, Robert (Jun 16, 1914 - Apr 1981) Bridges, Robert (Apr 19, 1925 - Oct 1983) Bridges, Irene (Mar 15, 1928 - Mar 27, 1992) Bridges, Olive (Dec 6, 1925 - Aug 1983) Bridges, Thomas (Dec 26, 1906 - Feb 15, 1996) Bridges, Libby (Jun 27, 1947 - Aug 1980)
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