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Lela Orpha Whitney 1917 - 2007

Lela Orpha Whitney of Overton, Clark County, Nevada was born on November 5, 1917, and died at age 89 years old on March 6, 2007.

Lela Orpha Whitney
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Overton, Clark County, Nevada 89040
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In 1917, in the year that Lela Orpha Whitney 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, Lela 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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Whitney, Inez (Apr 6, 1905 - Aug 1982) Whitney, Harry (Jul 6, 1894 - Feb 1981) Whitney, Harriet (Dec 20, 1897 - May 1987) Whitney, Leon (Aug 3, 1907 - Jun 3, 1991) Whitney, Elsie (May 19, 1900 - Jan 1981) Whitney, Elverton (Jul 4, 1907 - Aug 1962) Whitney, Madelene (Jan 21, 1908 - Feb 1986) Whitney, Harry (Mar 1, 1913 - Sep 16, 1990) Whitney, Maud (Apr 30, 1884 - Aug 1965) Whitney, Pauline (Aug 10, 1916 - Feb 20, 1998)
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