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Opal Withers 1919 - 2003

Opal Withers of Somerset, Pulaski County, KY was born on June 1, 1919, and died at age 83 years old on February 20, 2003.

Opal Withers

Somerset, Pulaski County, KY 42503

June 1, 1919

February 20, 2003

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1919

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June 1, 1919

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02/20

2003

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February 20, 2003

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Opal Withers lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.

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In 1919, in the year that Opal Withers was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.

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In 1931, by the time she was merely 12 years old, 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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