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Velma I Collins 1922 - 1999

Velma I Collins of O'Fallon, Saint Charles County, MO was born on March 11, 1922, and died at age 77 years old on April 24, 1999.
Velma I Collins
O'Fallon, Saint Charles County, MO 63366
March 11, 1922
April 24, 1999
Female
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Velma I Collins' History: 1922 - 1999

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  • 03/11
    1922

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    March 11, 1922
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  • 04/24
    1999

    Death

    April 24, 1999
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    Velma I Collins lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1922, in the year that Velma I Collins 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, Velma 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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