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William Polk Clark 1919 - 2011

William Polk Clark of Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico was born on May 2, 1919, and died at age 92 years old on May 23, 2011.
William Polk Clark
Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico 88130
May 2, 1919
May 23, 2011
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    1919

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    May 2, 1919
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  • 05/23
    2011

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    May 23, 2011
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In 1919, in the year that William Polk Clark was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1935, William was 16 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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