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Roscoe Coleman 1917 - 1971

Roscoe Coleman of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on September 20, 1917, and died at age 53 years old in January 1971.
Roscoe Coleman
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 38109
September 20, 1917
January 1971
Male
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Roscoe Coleman's History: 1917 - 1971

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    1917

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    September 20, 1917
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  • 01/dd
    1971

    Death

    January 1971
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    Roscoe Coleman lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 53.
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In 1917, in the year that Roscoe Coleman was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1925, he was just 8 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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