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Cornelia Banks 1917 - 1998

Cornelia Banks of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI was born on November 3, 1917, and died at age 80 years old on February 13, 1998.
Cornelia Banks
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI 53212
November 3, 1917
February 13, 1998
Female
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  • 11/3
    1917

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    November 3, 1917
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  • 02/13
    1998

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    February 13, 1998
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    Cornelia Banks lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1917, in the year that Cornelia Banks was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1931, at the age of just 14 years old, Cornelia was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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