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Marion Gilroy 1922 - 1979

Marion Gilroy was born on November 18, 1922, and died at age 56 years old in July 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marion Gilroy.
Marion Gilroy
November 18, 1922
July 1979
Female
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  • 11/18
    1922

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    November 18, 1922
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  • 07/dd
    1979

    Death

    July 1979
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    Unknown
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    Marion Gilroy lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1922, in the year that Marion Gilroy was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1941, at the age of 19 years old, Marion 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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