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Leah C Koch 1923 - 2009

Leah C Koch of Lehighton, Carbon County, PA was born on December 20, 1923, and died at age 85 years old on September 12, 2009.
Leah C Koch
Lehighton, Carbon County, PA 18235
December 20, 1923
September 12, 2009
Female
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  • 12/20
    1923

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    December 20, 1923
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  • 09/12
    2009

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    September 12, 2009
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In 1923, in the year that Leah C Koch 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 1941, Leah was 18 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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