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Riley Cooper 1925 - 2010

Riley Cooper of Dayton, Montgomery County, OH was born on April 15, 1925, and died at age 85 years old on June 4, 2010. Riley Cooper was buried at Dayton National Cemetery Section 19-B Site 753 Va Medical Center - 4100 West Third Street, in Dayton.
Riley Cooper
Dayton, Montgomery County, OH 45416
April 15, 1925
June 4, 2010
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  • 04/15
    1925

    Birthday

    April 15, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: CS3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/4
    2010

    Death

    June 4, 2010
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Dayton National Cemetery Section 19-B Site 753 Va Medical Center - 4100 West Third Street, in Dayton, Oh 45428
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In 1925, in the year that Riley Cooper was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1941, at the age of 16 years old, Riley 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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