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Ruth E Thompson 1925 - 2002

Ruth E Thompson of Edmeston, Otsego County, NY was born on May 21, 1925, and died at age 77 years old on November 25, 2002.
Ruth E Thompson
Edmeston, Otsego County, NY 13335
May 21, 1925
November 25, 2002
Female
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  • 05/21
    1925

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    May 21, 1925
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  • 11/25
    2002

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    November 25, 2002
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In 1925, in the year that Ruth E Thompson was born, 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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In 1941, Ruth was 16 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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