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Dortha Cornwell 1905 - 1978

Dortha Cornwell was born on March 21, 1905, and died at age 73 years old in August 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dortha Cornwell.
Dortha Cornwell
March 21, 1905
August 1978
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  • 03/21
    1905

    Birthday

    March 21, 1905
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  • 08/dd
    1978

    Death

    August 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Dortha Cornwell lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1905, in the year that Dortha Cornwell 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 1919, when she was just 14 years old, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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