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Doretha Benson 1923 - 1996

Doretha Benson of Mankato, Nicollet County, MN was born on November 6, 1923, and died at age 72 years old on January 31, 1996.

Doretha Benson
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Mankato, Nicollet County, MN 56003
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November 6, 1923
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January 31, 1996
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In 1923, in the year that Doretha Benson was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1941, Doretha was 18 years old 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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Benson, Oscar (Born Aug 30, 1892) Benson-Uphold, Dora (Born Mar 23, 1881) Benson, Catherine (Jan 31, 1914 - Feb 1979) Benson, Joseph (Born Jul 14, 1949) Benson, Jemima (Born Mar 29, 1833) Benson, Warren (Born c. May 1867) Benson, Myrtelle (Born Dec 27, 1874) Benson, John (c. 1869 - c. 1958) Benson, Edlow (Feb 24, 1886 - Jan 1970) Benson, Isabelle (Dec 5, 1917 - Mar 14, 2007)
Benson, William (Nov 9, 1894 - Jan 1968) Benson, Edward (Mar 29, 1914 - Aug 1968) Benson, Helen (Jul 7, 1914 - Jan 7, 1995) Benson, Rose (May 12, 1918 - Apr 6, 2008) Benson, Louis (Jun 15, 1898 - Apr 1970) Benson, Grant (Mar 7, 1900 - Feb 1982) Benson, William (Aug 27, 1915 - Aug 13, 1994) Benson, James (Oct 31, 1922 - Apr 3, 2003) Benson, Raymond (Jun 29, 1923 - Dec 1978) Benson, Jacquelyn (Oct 22, 1923 - Feb 22, 2011)
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