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Rayburn Sims 1943 - 1983

Rayburn Sims was born on June 24, 1943, and died at age 40 years old in September 1983. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rayburn Sims.
Rayburn Sims
June 24, 1943
September 1983
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Rayburn Sims' History: 1943 - 1983

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  • 06/24
    1943

    Birthday

    June 24, 1943
    Birthdate
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  • 09/dd
    1983

    Death

    September 1983
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Rayburn Sims lived 30 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 40.
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In 1943, in the year that Rayburn Sims was born, 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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In 1957, this person was just 14 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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