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Carmelita Torgerson 1931 - 1994

Carmelita Torgerson of Twelve Mile, Cass County, IN was born on August 16, 1931, and died at age 62 years old on May 15, 1994.
Carmelita Torgerson
Twelve Mile, Cass County, IN 46988
August 16, 1931
May 15, 1994
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Carmelita Torgerson's History: 1931 - 1994

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  • 08/16
    1931

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    August 16, 1931
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  • 05/15
    1994

    Death

    May 15, 1994
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    Carmelita Torgerson lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1931, in the year that Carmelita Torgerson was born, 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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In 1943, Carmelita was just 12 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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