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Leon Sledge 1921 - 2003

Leon Sledge of Waukegan, Lake County, IL was born on May 16, 1921, and died at age 82 years old on July 25, 2003.
Leon Sledge
Waukegan, Lake County, IL 60085
May 16, 1921
July 25, 2003
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Leon Sledge's History: 1921 - 2003

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  • 05/16
    1921

    Birthday

    May 16, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lake County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36393708 Enlisted: August 21, 1942 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Molders
  • 07/25
    2003

    Death

    July 25, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Leon Sledge was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1938, when he was 17 years old, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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