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Joseph A Hoston 1919 - 2010

Joseph A Hoston of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on February 20, 1919, and died at age 91 years old on April 9, 2010.
Joseph A Hoston
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19143
February 20, 1919
April 9, 2010
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  • 02/20
    1919

    Birthday

    February 20, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33776635 Enlisted: April 20, 1943 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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
  • 04/9
    2010

    Death

    April 9, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1919, in the year that Joseph A Hoston was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1925, he was merely 6 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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