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Earnest A Melton 1915 - 1983

Earnest A Melton of Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia was born on July 9, 1915, and died at age 67 years old in April 1983.
Earnest A Melton
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia 24343
July 9, 1915
April 1983
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  • 07/9
    1915

    Birthday

    July 9, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Carroll County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33655167 Enlisted: July 22, 1943 in Roanoke Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Textiles, N.e.c.
  • 04/dd
    1983

    Death

    April 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that Earnest A Melton was born, the Superior Court in Fulton County Georgia accepted the charter for the establishment of the new Ku Klux Klan, succeeding the Klan that flourished in the South in the late 1800's. This iteration of the Klan adopted white clothing and used many of the code words from the first Klan, adding cross burnings and mass marches in an attempt to intimidate others.
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In 1925, when he was just 10 years old, 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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