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Bessie Higginbotham 1915 - 1982

Bessie Higginbotham of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia was born on October 19, 1915, and died at age 66 years old in March 1982.

Bessie Higginbotham

Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia 25302

October 19, 1915

March 1982

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Bessie Higginbotham lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.

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In 1915, in the year that Bessie Higginbotham was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".

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In 1940, when she was 25 years old, in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.

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