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Velma Ortega 1919 - 1983

Velma Ortega of Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California was born on January 28, 1919, and died at age 64 years old in April 1983.
Velma Ortega
Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California 90650
January 28, 1919
April 1983
Female
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Velma Ortega's History: 1919 - 1983

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    1919

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    January 28, 1919
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  • 04/dd
    1983

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    April 1983
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    Velma Ortega lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1919, in the year that Velma Ortega 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 1922, at the age of only 3 years old, Velma was alive when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. on May 30th. More than 35,000 people attended the dedication including Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, and many Union and Confederate veterans - although the audience was segregated. The Memorial took 10 years to complete.
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