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Elby R Sims 1905 - 2001

Elby R Sims of Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, TX was born on September 24, 1905, and died at age 95 years old on September 18, 2001.
Elby R Sims
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, TX 76067
September 24, 1905
September 18, 2001
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  • 09/24
    1905

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    September 24, 1905
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  • 09/18
    2001

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    September 18, 2001
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    Elby R Sims lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1905, in the year that Elby R Sims was born, 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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In 1931, Elby was 26 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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