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Dorotha R Howe 1917 - 2004

Dorotha R Howe of Lexington, Lexington City County, VA was born on April 5, 1917, and died at age 86 years old on January 1, 2004.
Dorotha R Howe
Lexington, Lexington City County, VA 24450
April 5, 1917
January 1, 2004
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  • 04/5
    1917

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    April 5, 1917
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  • 01/1
    2004

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    January 1, 2004
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    Dorotha R Howe lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1917, in the year that Dorotha R Howe 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 1941, at the age of 24 years old, Dorotha was alive when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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