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Gussie Eakin 1915 - 1987

Gussie Eakin of Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri was born on August 19, 1915, and died at age 72 years old in September 1987.
Gussie Eakin
Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri 63735
August 19, 1915
September 1987
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Gussie Eakin's History: 1915 - 1987

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  • 08/19
    1915

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    August 19, 1915
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  • 09/dd
    1987

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    September 1987
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    Gussie Eakin lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1915, in the year that Gussie Eakin 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 1957, she was 42 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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