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James Harris 1906 - 1998

James W Harris of Ragley, Beauregard County, LA was born on November 28, 1906, and died at age 92 years old on December 18, 1998.
James W Harris
Ragley, Beauregard County, LA 70657
November 28, 1906
December 18, 1998
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James W Harris' History: 1906 - 1998

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  • 11/28
    1906

    Birthday

    November 28, 1906
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Ascension County, Louisiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38195773 Enlisted: July 23, 1942 in New Orleans Louisiana Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) 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
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 12/18
    1998

    Death

    December 18, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1906, in the year that James Harris was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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In 1925, James was 19 years old when 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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