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John Preston Burris Jr 1923 - 2009

John Preston Burris Jr was born on May 7, 1923, and died at age 86 years old on October 20, 2009. John Burris was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section Y Site 259 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Preston Burris Jr.

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    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1923, in the year that John Preston Burris Jr was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1933, he was just 10 years old when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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