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Elva P Gerritsen 1917 - 2002

Elva P Gerritsen of Leonidas, Saint Joseph County, MI was born on July 5, 1917, and died at age 85 years old on October 17, 2002.
Elva P Gerritsen
Leonidas, Saint Joseph County, MI 49066
July 5, 1917
October 17, 2002
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  • 07/5
    1917

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    July 5, 1917
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  • 10/17
    2002

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    October 17, 2002
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In 1917, in the year that Elva P Gerritsen 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 1940, at the age of 23 years old, Elva was alive when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.
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