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Velma Nelson 1897 - 1977

Velma Nelson of Athens, Limestone County, Alabama was born on July 13, 1897, and died at age 79 years old in February 1977.
Velma Nelson
Athens, Limestone County, Alabama 35611
July 13, 1897
February 1977
Female
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  • 07/13
    1897

    Birthday

    July 13, 1897
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  • 02/dd
    1977

    Death

    February 1977
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    Cause of death
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    Velma Nelson lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1897, in the year that Velma Nelson was born, in the January 22nd issue of "Engineering", the word "computer" was first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. Previously - since the 17th century - the term computer meant "one who computes" and referred to human beings who worked with numbers.
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In 1917, Velma was 20 years old when 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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