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Ora Bowdery 1917 - 2006

Ora Bowdery of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on May 11, 1917, and died at age 89 years old on September 15, 2006.
Ora Bowdery
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38126
May 11, 1917
September 15, 2006
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Ora Bowdery's History: 1917 - 2006

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  • 05/11
    1917

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    May 11, 1917
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  • 09/15
    2006

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    September 15, 2006
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    Ora Bowdery lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1917, in the year that Ora Bowdery 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 1926, she was merely 9 years old when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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