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Melvin Blackford 1903 - 1982

Melvin Blackford of South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois was born on August 6, 1903, and died at age 78 years old in July 1982.

Melvin Blackford

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois 60177

August 6, 1903

July 1982

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In 1903, in the year that Melvin Blackford was born, the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.

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In 1925, Melvin was 22 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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