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Gus Williams 1886 - 1971

Gus Williams of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas was born on March 12, 1886, and died at age 85 years old in November 1971.
Gus Williams
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas 71601
March 12, 1886
November 1971
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Gus Williams' History: 1886 - 1971

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    1886

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    March 12, 1886
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    1971

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    November 1971
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    Gus Williams lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1886, in the year that Gus Williams was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1905, at the age of 19 years old, Gus was alive when the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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