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Waymon Risner 1917 - 1997

Waymon Risner of Saint Joseph, Lawrence County, TN was born on June 1, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on March 10, 1997.
Waymon Risner
Saint Joseph, Lawrence County, TN 38481
June 1, 1917
March 10, 1997
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  • 06/1
    1917

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    June 1, 1917
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  • 03/10
    1997

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    March 10, 1997
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    Waymon Risner lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1917, in the year that Waymon Risner was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1934, when this person was 17 years old, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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