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Lavern Hopwood 1917 - 1982

Lavern Hopwood of Shabbona, De Kalb County, Illinois was born on September 16, 1917, and died at age 65 years old in December 1982.
Lavern Hopwood
Shabbona, De Kalb County, Illinois 60550
September 16, 1917
December 1982
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Lavern Hopwood's History: 1917 - 1982

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  • 09/16
    1917

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    September 16, 1917
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  • 12/dd
    1982

    Death

    December 1982
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    Lavern Hopwood lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1917, in the year that Lavern Hopwood 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 1931, at the age of merely 14 years old, Lavern was alive 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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