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Edith Z Wells 1905 - 1996

Edith Z Wells of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on August 15, 1905, and died at age 90 years old on June 26, 1996.
Edith Z Wells
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38108
August 15, 1905
June 26, 1996
Female
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Edith Z Wells' History: 1905 - 1996

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  • 08/15
    1905

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    August 15, 1905
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  • 06/26
    1996

    Death

    June 26, 1996
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    Edith Z Wells lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1905, in the year that Edith Z Wells 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 1927, she was 22 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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