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Johnnie Jones

Meet the 83-Year-Old Johnnie Jones Who is the Oldest PhD Graduate From Louisiana State University

Meet Johnnie Jones, a former military officer of 83 years old who recently received a PhD in Human Ecology from Louisiana State University (LSU), making him the oldest black person to do so. To support his family during World War II, Johnnie Jones had to drop out of school in the sixth grade when he…