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Cecil Yancey 1915 - 1987

Cecil Yancey of Salem, Marion County, Oregon was born on April 20, 1915, and died at age 71 years old in March 1987.
Cecil Yancey
Salem, Marion County, Oregon 97301
April 20, 1915
March 1987
Male
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Cecil Yancey's History: 1915 - 1987

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  • 04/20
    1915

    Birthday

    April 20, 1915
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  • 03/dd
    1987

    Death

    March 1987
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    Cecil Yancey lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1915, in the year that Cecil Yancey was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1925, he was just 10 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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