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John Thomas 1909 - 1986

John Thomas of Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina was born on December 16, 1909, and died at age 76 years old in April 1986.
John Thomas
Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina 27330
December 16, 1909
April 1986
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John Thomas' History: 1909 - 1986

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  • 12/16
    1909

    Birthday

    December 16, 1909
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Durham County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34672623 Enlisted: April 27, 1943 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Skilled Mechanics And Repairmen, N.e.c.
  • 04/dd
    1986

    Death

    April 1986
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1909, in the year that John Thomas was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1925, by the time he was 16 years old, 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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