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Bessie Gibbons 1920 - 2008

Bessie Gibbons of Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY was born on April 26, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on May 27, 2008.

Bessie Gibbons
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Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY 40769
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In 1920, in the year that Bessie Gibbons was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1941, at the age of 21 years old, Bessie was alive when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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Gibbons, Bessie (Dec 1, 1892 - May 1967) Gibbons, Bessie (Aug 5, 1896 - Feb 1969) Gibbons, Bessie (May 17, 1903 - Dec 1971) Gibbons, Bessie (Sep 4, 1909 - Dec 24, 1996) Gibbons, Bessie (Sep 6, 1892 - Apr 4, 1988) Gibbons, Bessie (May 20, 1906 - Mar 1983) Gibbons, Bessie (Dec 23, 1897 - Dec 1983) Gibbons, Bessie (Mar 30, 1896 - Dec 1977)

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Gibbons, Bernard (Sep 20, 1904 - Mar 1980) Gibbons, Emilienne (Sep 4, 1906 - Aug 1992) Gibbons, William (Sep 30, 1908 - Aug 16, 1990) Gibbons, Gabrielle (Dec 9, 1912 - Jan 1987) Gibbons, Margaret (Nov 10, 1890 - Feb 1973) Gibbons, Cornelius (Dec 19, 1900 - Jul 1979) Gibbons, John (Apr 9, 1921 - Oct 8, 2007) Gibbons, Alma (Dec 29, 1894 - May 1972) Gibbons, Marguerite (Jul 7, 1923 - Nov 19, 1993) Gibbons, Ernest (May 12, 1899 - Mar 1978)
Gibbons, David (Jul 25, 1930 - Sep 19, 2009) Gibbons, Paul (Oct 26, 1934 - Sep 11, 2006) Gibbons, Allan (Jul 14, 1939 - Nov 1985) Gibbons, John (Nov 8, 1941 - Jan 17, 1997) Gibbons, Jayne (Feb 12, 1956 - Sep 28, 2009) Gibbons, Adelaide (Feb 11, 1906 - Aug 1985) Gibbons, Lucille (Dec 13, 1912 - Aug 2, 2003) Gibbons, Bertha (Sep 4, 1899 - Aug 1966) Gibbons, Thomas (Nov 29, 1903 - Dec 1982) Gibbons, Mary (Sep 28, 1917 - Apr 24, 1999)
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