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William E Sankela 1905 - 1983

William E Sankela was born on February 20, 1905, and died at age 78 years old on October 8, 1983. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William E Sankela.
William E Sankela
February 20, 1905
October 8, 1983
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  • 02/20
    1905

    Birthday

    February 20, 1905
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  • 10/8
    1983

    Death

    October 8, 1983
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    Cause of death
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    William E Sankela lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1905, in the year that William E Sankela was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1941, he was 36 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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