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Melvin Graves 1900 - 1978

Melvin Graves of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan was born on April 10, 1900, and died at age 78 years old in August 1978.
Melvin Graves
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48201
April 10, 1900
August 1978
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Melvin Graves' History: 1900 - 1978

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  • 04/10
    1900

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    April 10, 1900
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  • 08/dd
    1978

    Death

    August 1978
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    Melvin Graves lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1900, in the year that Melvin Graves was born, the U.S. population exceeded 75 million, rising about 13 million from the 1890 census. 87.9% of the population was white, 11.6% was African-American, 0.7% was Hispanic, and 0.5% was Native American, Asian, and other minorities.
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In 1938, at the age of 38 years old, Melvin was alive when 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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