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Genell Downs 1933 - 1980

Genell Downs was born on March 4, 1933, and died at age 47 years old in March 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Genell Downs.

Genell Downs
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    Genell Downs lived 26 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 46.
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In 1933, in the year that Genell Downs was born, the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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In 1947, Genell was just 14 years old when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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Downs, Catherine (Aug 7, 1912 - Mar 8, 1990) Downs, Ruth (Jul 7, 1915 - Mar 8, 2006) Downs, Ethel (Sep 7, 1900 - May 8, 1994) Downs, Winfred (Mar 10, 1888 - Nov 1968) Downs, Rachel (Jul 25, 1895 - May 10, 1995) Downs, Leonie (Sep 17, 1914 - Feb 22, 1989) Downs, Carrie (Oct 20, 1892 - Nov 1986) Downs, Clifford (Sep 20, 1913 - Apr 1981) Downs, Ira (Feb 10, 1890 - Mar 1970) Downs, Carl (Jun 30, 1920 - Feb 10, 1997)
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