At age 101, he finally got his high school diploma

Subject

Merrill Pittman Cooper; High School Diploma

Description

Merrill Pittman Cooper, 101, had a distinguished career as one of the first Black trolley car drivers in Philadelphia, and a powerful leader in the union. But when he was a teen during segregation in the 1930s, his single mother was too poor to pay his school tuition.

Creator

By Cathy Free

Source

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/03/26/merrill-pittman-cooper-diploma-101/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0cpf72KDg4VNTmMQKvupOYyS1UbzW_Jdg0JD3T0qI0vyHQ90MxfuY_Rao

Publisher

washingtonpost.com

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