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William Barker 1919 - 1984

William Barker of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on May 5, 1919, and died at age 65 years old in December 1984.
William Barker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60617
May 5, 1919
December 1984
Male
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  • 05/5
    1919

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    May 5, 1919
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  • 12/dd
    1984

    Death

    December 1984
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    William Barker lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1919, in the year that William Barker was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1924, William was just 5 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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