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Genyeth Ruster 1915 - 2004

Genyeth Ruster of Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI was born on December 13, 1915, and died at age 88 years old on January 22, 2004.
Genyeth Ruster
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI 49525
December 13, 1915
January 22, 2004
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  • 12/13
    1915

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    December 13, 1915
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  • 01/22
    2004

    Death

    January 22, 2004
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    Genyeth Ruster lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1915, in the year that Genyeth Ruster 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 1943, at the age of 28 years old, Genyeth was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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