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Walter West 1917 - 1995

Walter West of Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH was born on August 3, 1917, and died at age 77 years old on May 4, 1995.
Walter West
Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH 43952
August 3, 1917
May 4, 1995
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  • 08/3
    1917

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    August 3, 1917
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  • 05/4
    1995

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    May 4, 1995
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    Walter West lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1917, in the year that Walter West 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 1931, he was just 14 years old when 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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