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Leatrice Key 1931 - 2005

Leatrice Key of Knoxville, Knox County, TN was born on September 11, 1931, and died at age 73 years old on January 24, 2005.
Leatrice Key
Knoxville, Knox County, TN 37919
September 11, 1931
January 24, 2005
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Leatrice Key's History: 1931 - 2005

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  • 09/11
    1931

    Birthday

    September 11, 1931
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  • 01/24
    2005

    Death

    January 24, 2005
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    Leatrice Key lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1931, in the year that Leatrice Key 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, Leatrice was only 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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