John Morris (1882 - 1965)

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Boyd Morris

Added: Mar 11, 2020

Mr. & Mrs. James G. Hibbard

Added: Mar 03, 2020

Mamie Catherine (Morris) Schelsky

Added: Nov 27, 2019

Mamie Catherine (Morris) Schelsky Family

Added: Nov 27, 2019

Mamie Catherine (Morris) Schelsky

Added: Nov 27, 2019

James E Morris, Jr.

Added: Oct 11, 2019

Dianne Morris

Added: Oct 11, 2019

Marriage License , 1936

Added: Mar 26, 2019

Morris - Dolan Marriage License

Added: Mar 26, 2019

Herman and Edith (Kull) Morris

Added: Sep 13, 2018

Margaret and Herman Morris

Added: Sep 13, 2018

Elizabeth and William Morris

Added: Sep 13, 2018

Elizabeth and William Morris

Added: May 11, 2018

Morris Children

Added: May 11, 2018

Mary Jane Miller Morris

Added: Mar 12, 2018

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In 1882, in the year that John Morris was born, on March 22nd, the Edmunds Act - passed by Congress - made polygamy a felony. The Act also banned "bigamous" relationships and "unlawful cohabitation", making it illegal for polygamists and those who simply lived together without marrying to vote, be on a jury, or hold a public office.

In 1900, at the age of 18 years old, John was alive when the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 5.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was $0.02. 31% of all workers were employed in the public service sector, 19% of women were employed (1 percent of all lawyers and 6 percent of physicians were women), 6% of the workforce were children, and 14% of the workforce was "non-white."

In 1930, John was 48 years old when as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. Laws were being passed. In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". The second part dealt with particular behavior in film such as homosexuality, the use of specific curse words, and miscegenation.

In 1948, at the age of 66 years old, John was alive when on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.

In 1965, in the year of John Morris's passing, from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting.