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Dorthea Duncan Furstenfeld 1917 - 2012

Dorthea Duncan Furstenfeld was born on August 7, 1917, and died at age 94 years old on April 3, 2012. Dorthea Furstenfeld was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section G2 Site 2886 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorthea Duncan Furstenfeld.
Dorthea Duncan Furstenfeld
August 7, 1917
April 3, 2012
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  • 08/7
    1917

    Birthday

    August 7, 1917
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: PHM2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/3
    2012

    Death

    April 3, 2012
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    Unknown
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    Houston National Cemetery Section G2 Site 2886 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
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In 1917, in the year that Dorthea Duncan Furstenfeld 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 1927, at the age of just 10 years old, Dorthea was alive when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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