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Robert Clarence "Bobby" Dunbar was the first son born to Lessie and Percy Dunbar of Opelousas, Louisiana. He was born on May 23, 1908. [6] In August 1912, the Dunbars took a fishing trip to nearby Swayze Lake in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. On August 23, while on that trip, Bobby disappeared. [7]: 3–6
Essie Williams Dunbar (1892–1962) was an American woman who, in 1915, was declared dead and subsequently half-buried during her funeral.When her sister arrived late, the coffin was reopened upon her request, revealing Dunbar alive, smiling, and breathing.
The supposed picture of her and her son looks relatively well off, she wears a very fine dress and having your picture done was not cheap either. The source of the picture also says, the image depicts: "Bobby (Bruce) with Lessie Dunbar taken after he was brought to Opelousas from Mississippi in 1913."
Viola Fletcher, 110, and Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, are the last known survivors of one of the single worst acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. As many as 300 Black people ...
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Viola Fletcher (née Ford; born May 10, 1914), also known as Mother Fletcher, is the oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre and a supercentenarian.One hundred years after the massacre, she testified before Congress about the need for reparations.
Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar [1] (January 19, 1919 – August 29, 1991) was an American singer, film actress, [2] and dancer. Early life and career.
Lessie Stringfellow Read (January 3, 1891 – May 28, 1971), born Mabel Staples, was an American suffragist, writer, clubwoman, and editor based in Arkansas. She was national press chair of the General Federation of Women's Clubs .