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Garford Watson 1917 - 1994

Garford Watson of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ was born on February 20, 1917, and died at age 77 years old on May 23, 1994.
Garford Watson
Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ 85033
February 20, 1917
May 23, 1994
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  • 02/20
    1917

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    February 20, 1917
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  • 05/23
    1994

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    May 23, 1994
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In 1917, in the year that Garford Watson was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1934, this person was 17 years old when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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