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Willa R Henry 1925 - 2001

Willa R Henry of Booneville, Prentiss County, MS was born on May 4, 1925, and died at age 75 years old on January 16, 2001.
Willa R Henry
Booneville, Prentiss County, MS 38829
May 4, 1925
January 16, 2001
Female
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Willa R Henry's History: 1925 - 2001

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  • 05/4
    1925

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    May 4, 1925
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  • 01/16
    2001

    Death

    January 16, 2001
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    Willa R Henry lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1925, in the year that Willa R Henry 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, when she was 16 years old, 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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