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Lela A Cartwright 1917 - 1996

Lela A Cartwright of Crosby, Harris County, TX was born on June 25, 1917, and died at age 78 years old on February 1, 1996.
Lela A Cartwright
Crosby, Harris County, TX 77532
June 25, 1917
February 1, 1996
Female
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  • 06/25
    1917

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    June 25, 1917
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  • 02/1
    1996

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    February 1, 1996
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    Lela A Cartwright lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1917, in the year that Lela A Cartwright 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, she was only 10 years old 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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