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Myrtle Shannon

December 17, 2020 by David Sanchez Leave a Comment

Roosevelt’s Oldest Graduate
BGS History, ’96

Roosevelt alumng Myrtle Shannon

At age 91, Myrtle Shannon is Roosevelt’s oldest graduate. Shannon’s grandfather had been enslaved; after the Civil War, he followed Union soldiers to Iowa, earned his education and returned to Mississippi to become a teacher.

“He always taught us: Get as much education as you can,” she recalled. “He said that nobody could beat you out of anything, or take away things that belong to you. He said: Get as much education as you can.”

Filed Under: 1990s Tagged With: age 91, BGS History, Civil War, Myrtle Shannon, Oldest Graduate, teacher, Union soldiers

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