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Leonard Cartwright 1917 - 2009

Leonard Cartwright of East Falmouth, Barnstable County, MA was born on September 24, 1917, and died at age 91 years old on March 13, 2009.
Leonard Cartwright
East Falmouth, Barnstable County, MA 02536
September 24, 1917
March 13, 2009
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    1917

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    September 24, 1917
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    2009

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    March 13, 2009
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In 1917, in the year that Leonard Cartwright was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1941, at the age of 24 years old, Leonard 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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