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Ophelia T Smith 1917 - 2002

Ophelia T Smith of Carencro, Lafayette County, LA was born on March 31, 1917, and died at age 85 years old on August 1, 2002.
Ophelia T Smith
Carencro, Lafayette County, LA 70520
March 31, 1917
August 1, 2002
Female
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  • 03/31
    1917

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    March 31, 1917
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  • 08/1
    2002

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    August 1, 2002
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    Ophelia T Smith lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1917, in the year that Ophelia T Smith 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 1945, Ophelia was 28 years old when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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