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Elizabeth (Payne) Williams 1925 - 2020

Elizabeth (Payne) Williams was born on November 8, 1925 in Arkansas United States to Reuben Payne and Zena (Handy) Payne, and died at age 94 years old on February 18, 2020 in Detroit, MI. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Payne) Williams.
Elizabeth (Payne) Williams
November 8, 1925
Arkansas, United States
February 18, 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Female
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  • 11/8
    1925

    Birthday

    November 8, 1925
    Birthdate
    Arkansas United States
    Birthplace
  • 02/18
    2020

    Death

    February 18, 2020
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Detroit, Michigan United States
    Death location
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    Elizabeth (Payne) Williams lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
    The average age of a Payne family member is 72.
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In 1925, in the year that Elizabeth (Payne) Williams was born, 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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In 1943, she was 18 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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