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Leona Whitten 1903 - 1981

Leona Whitten of Hammond, Lake County, Indiana was born on January 5, 1903, and died at age 78 years old in February 1981.
Leona Whitten
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana 46327
January 5, 1903
February 1981
Female
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Leona Whitten's History: 1903 - 1981

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  • 01/5
    1903

    Birthday

    January 5, 1903
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  • 02/dd
    1981

    Death

    February 1981
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Leona Whitten lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1903, in the year that Leona Whitten was born, the book The Souls of Black Folk, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was published. Containing several essays on the African-American experience in America, much of the book was based on Du Bois' own life. The book was one of the very early works in the science of sociology.
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In 1941, she was 38 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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Leona Whitten's Family Tree & Friends

Leona Whitten's Family Tree

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