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Mary Ellen Cook 1917 - 2009

Mary Ellen Cook of Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana was born on March 14, 1917, and died at age 92 years old on November 5, 2009.
Mary Ellen Cook
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana 47201
March 14, 1917
November 5, 2009
Female
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  • 03/14
    1917

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    March 14, 1917
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  • 11/5
    2009

    Death

    November 5, 2009
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    Mary Ellen Cook lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1917, in the year that Mary Ellen Cook 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 1942, at the age of 25 years old, Mary was alive when due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).
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