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Ruth Caughel 1925 - 2011

Ruth Caughel of Yorktown, York County, VA was born on March 14, 1925, and died at age 85 years old on February 6, 2011.
Ruth Caughel
Yorktown, York County, VA 23692
March 14, 1925
February 6, 2011
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  • 03/14
    1925

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    March 14, 1925
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  • 02/6
    2011

    Death

    February 6, 2011
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    Ruth Caughel lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1925, in the year that Ruth Caughel 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 1962, Ruth was 37 years old when on October 1st, African-American James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registered at the University of Mississippi - becoming the first African-American student admitted to the segregated college. He had been inspired by President Kennedy's inaugural address to apply for admission.
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