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Effie C Velie 1902 - 2002

Effie C Velie of Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, MI was born on March 13, 1902, and died at age 100 years old on September 29, 2002.
Effie C Velie
Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, MI 49091
March 13, 1902
September 29, 2002
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  • 03/13
    1902

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    March 13, 1902
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  • 09/29
    2002

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    September 29, 2002
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    Effie C Velie lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 100.
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In 1902, in the year that Effie C Velie was born, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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In 1917, at the age of just 15 years old, Effie was alive when 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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