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James Gist 1905 - 1977

James Gist of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas was born on July 2, 1905, and died at age 72 years old in October 1977.
James Gist
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 79412
July 2, 1905
October 1977
Male
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James Gist's History: 1905 - 1977

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    1905

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    July 2, 1905
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  • 10/dd
    1977

    Death

    October 1977
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    James Gist lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1905, in the year that James Gist 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 1935, he was 30 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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