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Bessie Shedd 1917 - 1976

Bessie Shedd of Binghamton, Broome County, NY was born on January 11, 1917, and died at age 59 years old in June 1976.
Bessie Shedd
Binghamton, Broome County, NY 13903
January 11, 1917
June 1976
Female
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Bessie Shedd's History: 1917 - 1976

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  • 01/11
    1917

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    January 11, 1917
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  • 06/dd
    1976

    Death

    June 1976
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    Bessie Shedd lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.
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In 1917, in the year that Bessie Shedd was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1921, by the time she was just 4 years old, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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