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Willie Burnett 1897 - 1972

Willie Burnett of Tillar, Desha County, Arkansas was born on April 18, 1897, and died at age 75 years old in September 1972.
Willie Burnett
Tillar, Desha County, Arkansas 71670
April 18, 1897
September 1972
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Willie Burnett's History: 1897 - 1972

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    1897

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    April 18, 1897
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  • 09/dd
    1972

    Death

    September 1972
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    Willie Burnett lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1897, in the year that Willie Burnett was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1909, at the age of only 12 years old, Willie was alive when the NAACP was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois. The organization focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues of the day - which included lynching and segregation in schools. The goal was to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
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