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Samuel Gillis 1892 - 1981

Samuel Gillis was born on September 15, 1892, and died at age 88 years old on July 15, 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samuel Gillis.
Samuel Gillis
September 15, 1892
July 15, 1981
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  • 09/15
    1892

    Birthday

    September 15, 1892
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  • 07/15
    1981

    Death

    July 15, 1981
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Samuel Gillis lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1892, in the year that Samuel Gillis was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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In 1905, he was just 13 years old when the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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