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Otis Carr 1915 - 1979

Otis Carr of Columbia, Boone County, MO was born on February 21, 1915, and died at age 63 years old on February 5, 1979. Otis Carr was buried at Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section Q Site 179 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks.
Otis Carr
Columbia, Boone County, MO 65201
February 21, 1915
February 5, 1979
Male
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  • 02/21
    1915

    Birthday

    February 21, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New Madrid County, Missouri United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 37386614 Enlisted: September 21, 1942 in Jefferson Barracks Missouri 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
  • 02/5
    1979

    Death

    February 5, 1979
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section Q Site 179 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks 66027
    Burial location
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In 1915, in the year that Otis Carr was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1925, he was just 10 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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