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Ruth Western 1905 - 1968

Ruth Western was born on October 29, 1905, and died at age 62 years old in April 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Western.
Ruth Western
October 29, 1905
April 1968
Female
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Ruth Western's History: 1905 - 1968

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  • 10/29
    1905

    Birthday

    October 29, 1905
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 04/dd
    1968

    Death

    April 1968
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ruth Western lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1905, in the year that Ruth Western 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 1934, by the time she was 29 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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