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Lena Vandeven 1917 - 2010

Lena Vandeven of Ballwin, Saint Louis County, MO was born on October 1, 1917, and died at age 92 years old on February 27, 2010.
Lena Vandeven
Ballwin, Saint Louis County, MO 63021
October 1, 1917
February 27, 2010
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  • 10/1
    1917

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    October 1, 1917
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  • 02/27
    2010

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    February 27, 2010
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    Lena Vandeven lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1917, in the year that Lena Vandeven 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 1943, Lena was 26 years old when on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
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