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Opal J Gee 1924 - 1997

Opal J Gee of Manteno, Kankakee County, IL was born on December 31, 1924, and died at age 72 years old on August 30, 1997.
Opal J Gee
Manteno, Kankakee County, IL 60950
December 31, 1924
August 30, 1997
Female
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  • 12/31
    1924

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    December 31, 1924
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  • 08/30
    1997

    Death

    August 30, 1997
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    Opal J Gee lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1924, in the year that Opal J Gee was born, Macy's department store in New York held its first "Thanksgiving parade" on November 27th at 9a - during church services but leaving plenty of time to attend the big football game between Syracuse and Columbia universities. The parade was held as a way to promote the opening of the “World’s Largest Store” and its 1 million square feet of retail space in Manhattan’s Herald Square. The parade was 6 miles long and included floats, Macy's employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, and sword-wielding knights, and animals from Central Park Zoo. Santa Claus, of course, brought up the rear - opening the Christmas shopping season for Macy's.
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In 1941, at the age of 17 years old, Opal 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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