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Dorothy N Ris 1917 - 2012

Dorothy N Ris was born on December 8, 1917, and died at age 94 years old on November 2, 2012. Dorothy Ris was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section BB Site 377 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy N Ris.
Dorothy N Ris
December 8, 1917
November 2, 2012
Female
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  • 12/8
    1917

    Birthday

    December 8, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: Y2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/2
    2012

    Death

    November 2, 2012
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section BB Site 377 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1917, in the year that Dorothy N Ris 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 1934, when she was 17 years old, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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