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Bessie W Smith 1912 - 1987

Bessie W Smith of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN was born on March 31, 1912, and died at age 75 years old on December 22, 1987.
Bessie W Smith
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN 37407
March 31, 1912
December 22, 1987
Female
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  • 03/31
    1912

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    March 31, 1912
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  • 12/22
    1987

    Death

    December 22, 1987
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    Bessie W Smith lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1912, in the year that Bessie W Smith was born, Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.
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In 1941, by the time she was 29 years old, 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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