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Shelder D Edwards 1919 - 1968

Shelder D Edwards of Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi was born on November 27, 1919, and died at age 48 years old in May 1968.
Shelder D Edwards
Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi 39601
November 27, 1919
May 1968
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  • 11/27
    1919

    Birthday

    November 27, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lincoln County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34621384 Enlisted: February 6, 1943 in Cp Shelby Mississippi 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
  • 05/dd
    1968

    Death

    May 1968
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Shelder D Edwards was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1925, this person was only 6 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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