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Lela B Carpenter 1905 - 1993

Lela B Carpenter of Alto, Cherokee County, TX was born on September 25, 1905, and died at age 88 years old on October 9, 1993.
Lela B Carpenter
Alto, Cherokee County, TX 75925
September 25, 1905
October 9, 1993
Female
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Lela B Carpenter's History: 1905 - 1993

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  • 09/25
    1905

    Birthday

    September 25, 1905
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  • 10/9
    1993

    Death

    October 9, 1993
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    Cause of death
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    Lela B Carpenter lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1905, in the year that Lela B Carpenter was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1931, at the age of 26 years old, Lela was alive 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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