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Lela Purcell 1902 - 1984

Lela Purcell of Plainfield, Union County, NJ was born on July 9, 1902, and died at age 82 years old in December 1984.

Lela Purcell

Plainfield, Union County, NJ 07061

July 9, 1902

December 1984

Female

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In 1902, in the year that Lela Purcell was born, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.

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In 1941, at the age of 39 years old, Lela 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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