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Horace L Watts 1925 - 2009

Horace L Watts of Briceville, Anderson County, TN was born on October 13, 1925, and died at age 84 years old on November 3, 2009.
Horace L Watts
Briceville, Anderson County, TN 37710
October 13, 1925
November 3, 2009
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  • 10/13
    1925

    Birthday

    October 13, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Giles County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14200348 Enlisted: April 19, 1944 in Greensboro North Carolina Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status) 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
  • 11/3
    2009

    Death

    November 3, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1925, in the year that Horace L Watts 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 1941, at the age of 16 years old, Horace was alive when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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