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Bessie Wilbanks 1941 - 1985

Bessie Wilbanks of Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa was born on July 6, 1941, and died at age 43 years old in June 1985.

Bessie Wilbanks

Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 52601

July 6, 1941

June 1985

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Bessie Wilbanks lived 28 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 43.

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In 1941, in the year that Bessie Wilbanks was born, 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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In 1956, Bessie was just 15 years old when this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens.

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