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Bessie L Coleman 1937 - 2009

Bessie L Coleman of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI was born on June 19, 1937, and died at age 71 years old on March 16, 2009.
Bessie L Coleman
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI 53209
June 19, 1937
March 16, 2009
Female
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Bessie L Coleman's History: 1937 - 2009

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  • 06/19
    1937

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    June 19, 1937
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  • 03/16
    2009

    Death

    March 16, 2009
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    Bessie L Coleman lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1937, in the year that Bessie L Coleman was born, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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In 1941, Bessie was merely 4 years old 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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