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Jalma Norton 1905 - 1984

Jalma Norton of Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland was born on February 7, 1905, and died at age 79 years old in June 1984.
Jalma Norton
Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland 20854
February 7, 1905
June 1984
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  • 02/7
    1905

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    February 7, 1905
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  • 06/dd
    1984

    Death

    June 1984
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    Jalma Norton lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1905, in the year that Jalma Norton 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 1931, Jalma was 26 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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