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Lemmie Henderson 1931 - 1999

Lemmie Henderson of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN was born on August 3, 1931, and died at age 67 years old on January 7, 1999. Lemmie Henderson was buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery Section DD Site 1329 1200 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga.
Lemmie Henderson
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN 37408
August 3, 1931
January 7, 1999
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Lemmie Henderson's History: 1931 - 1999

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  • 08/3
    1931

    Birthday

    August 3, 1931
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 01/7
    1999

    Death

    January 7, 1999
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    Chattanooga National Cemetery Section DD Site 1329 1200 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tn 37404
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In 1931, in the year that Lemmie Henderson was born, 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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In 1964, Lemmie was 33 years old when in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.
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