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Velcie Hughes 1916 - 1984

Velcie Hughes of Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina was born on May 26, 1916, and died at age 68 years old in July 1984.
Velcie Hughes
Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina 28705
May 26, 1916
July 1984
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Velcie Hughes' History: 1916 - 1984

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  • 05/26
    1916

    Birthday

    May 26, 1916
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  • 07/dd
    1984

    Death

    July 1984
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    Velcie Hughes lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1916, in the year that Velcie Hughes was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1941, Velcie was 25 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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