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Cora C Nelson 1905 - 1997

Cora C Nelson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on December 10, 1905, and died at age 91 years old on September 29, 1997. Cora Nelson was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 5 Site 127 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Cora C Nelson
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 55436
December 10, 1905
September 29, 1997
Female
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  • 12/10
    1905

    Birthday

    December 10, 1905
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: LCDR Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/29
    1997

    Death

    September 29, 1997
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    Unknown
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 5 Site 127 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1905, in the year that Cora C Nelson was born, 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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In 1935, by the time she was 30 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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