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Viola Shears 1943 - 2002

Viola Shears of Utica, Hinds County, MS was born on August 19, 1943, and died at age 58 years old on June 5, 2002.
Viola Shears
Utica, Hinds County, MS 39175
August 19, 1943
June 5, 2002
Female
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Viola Shears' History: 1943 - 2002

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  • 08/19
    1943

    Birthday

    August 19, 1943
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  • 06/5
    2002

    Death

    June 5, 2002
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    Cause of death
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    Viola Shears lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1943, in the year that Viola Shears was born, 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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In 1951, at the age of merely 8 years old, Viola was alive when on June 25th, CBS began broadcasting in color. There were well over 10 million televisions by that time. The first show in color was a musical variety special titled "Premiere". Hardly anyone had a color TV that could see the show.
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