'Overjoyed': North Carolina man finally gets high school graduation ceremony after 47 years | Unpublished
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Publication Date: July 22, 2023 - 09:15

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'Overjoyed': North Carolina man finally gets high school graduation ceremony after 47 years

July 22, 2023

Bishop Samuel Jones Jr. couldn't walk at his 1976 graduation due to a pre-algebra score. He got his diploma, but never got a ceremony -- until now.

     


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