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Wilbur Sheffield 1943 - 1971

Wilbur Sheffield was born on January 1, 1943, and died at age 28 years old in October 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wilbur Sheffield.
Wilbur Sheffield
January 1, 1943
October 1971
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Wilbur Sheffield's History: 1943 - 1971

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  • 01/1
    1943

    Birthday

    January 1, 1943
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  • 10/dd
    1971

    Death

    October 1971
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Wilbur Sheffield lived 43 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 28.
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In 1943, in the year that Wilbur Sheffield 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 1950, by the time he was just 7 years old, on June 25th, the Korean War began when North Korean Communist forces crossed the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union and China backed North Korea and the U.N., primarily the United States backed South Korea.
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