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First Black Georgia Tech graduate presents granddaughter with diploma from same school 59 years later

First Black Georgia Tech graduate presents granddaughter with diploma from same school 59 years later

Ronald Yancey handed his granddaughter her diploma during her graduation from Georgia Institute of Technology, nearly 60 years after he overcame barriers to become the school’s first Black graduate. A Georgia Tech Instagram video shows Deanna Yancey greeting her grandfather with a hug and a grin before he gave her a well-deserved degree. She graduated…

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