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Arsey Simmons 1905 - 1987

Arsey Simmons of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida was born on September 20, 1905, and died at age 81 years old in August 1987.
Arsey Simmons
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 33310
September 20, 1905
August 1987
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  • 09/20
    1905

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    September 20, 1905
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  • 08/dd
    1987

    Death

    August 1987
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    Arsey Simmons lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1905, in the year that Arsey Simmons 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 1931, at the age of 26 years old, Arsey was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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