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Lewis Canady 1931 - 1998

Lewis Canady of Atlanta, Fulton County, GA was born on May 22, 1931, and died at age 66 years old on April 12, 1998.
Lewis Canady
Atlanta, Fulton County, GA 30310
May 22, 1931
April 12, 1998
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  • 05/22
    1931

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    May 22, 1931
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  • 04/12
    1998

    Death

    April 12, 1998
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    Lewis Canady lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1931, in the year that Lewis Canady 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 1943, Lewis was just 12 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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