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Hershel Watts 1915 - 1965

Hershel Watts of Indiana was born on May 10, 1915, and died at age 49 years old in February 1965.
Hershel Watts
Indiana
May 10, 1915
February 1965
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Hershel Watts' History: 1915 - 1965

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  • 05/10
    1915

    Birthday

    May 10, 1915
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  • 02/dd
    1965

    Death

    February 1965
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    Unknown
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    Hershel Watts lived 22 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 49.
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In 1915, in the year that Hershel Watts 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 1922, at the age of merely 7 years old, Hershel was alive when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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