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Wessie Harrison 1907 - 1981

Wessie Harrison of Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana was born on July 31, 1907, and died at age 74 years old in September 1981.
Wessie Harrison
Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana 71108
July 31, 1907
September 1981
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  • 07/31
    1907

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    July 31, 1907
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  • 09/dd
    1981

    Death

    September 1981
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    Unknown
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In 1907, in the year that Wessie Harrison was born, in October, over a 3 week period, the New York stock exchange fell almost 50% from the previous year's high mark. Public panic ensued and there were runs on banks since the U.S. was in the middle of a recession. J.P. Morgan offered his own fortune to back the banks and he was followed by other financiers. This temporarily shored up the banking system, stopping the immediate panic. All of this led to the creation of the Federal Reserve.
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In 1919, at the age of merely 12 years old, Wessie was alive when 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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