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Opal Jorstad 1917 - 1999

Opal Jorstad of Prairie Farm, Barron County, WI was born on December 17, 1917, and died at age 81 years old on June 29, 1999.
Opal Jorstad
Prairie Farm, Barron County, WI 54762
December 17, 1917
June 29, 1999
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Opal Jorstad's History: 1917 - 1999

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  • 12/17
    1917

    Birthday

    December 17, 1917
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  • 06/29
    1999

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    June 29, 1999
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    Opal Jorstad lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1917, in the year that Opal Jorstad 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, she was 25 years old when on November 28th at 10:15p, a nightclub in Boston, the Cocoanut Grove, caught fire. The origins of the fire are unknown but it killed 492 people - the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Hundreds more were injured. The disaster was so shocking that it replaced World War II in the headlines and lead to reforms in safety standards and codes.
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