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R Lee Powers 1927 - 1997

R Lee Powers of Matthews, Mecklenburg County, NC was born on June 20, 1927, and died at age 69 years old on March 9, 1997.
R Lee Powers
Matthews, Mecklenburg County, NC 28105
June 20, 1927
March 9, 1997
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  • 06/20
    1927

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    June 20, 1927
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  • 03/9
    1997

    Death

    March 9, 1997
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    R Lee Powers lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1927, in the year that R Lee Powers was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1942, R Lee was only 15 years old when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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