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Michael Brown’s mother and sister graduate high school together

Michael Brown’s mother and sister graduated from high school together last week receiving diplomas from Jennings Senior High School.

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Michael Brown’s mother and sister graduated from high school together last week.

Michael Brown’s mother and sister graduate

Lezley McSpadden, 37, and her daughter, Deja Brown, both received high school diplomas on Friday from Jennings Senior High School.

The graduation made Lezley the first to graduate from the school’s adult education program, which she completed nearly three years after her son was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer.

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The family’s lawyer, Benjamin Crump, said the occasion was meaningful, “especially with all they’ve been through.”

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Brown’s fatal shooting in August 2014 by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson sparked several days of unrest, drew international attention and prompted a federal investigation into the city’s police and court practices.

Crump said McSpadden had told him she “has a purpose now to try to uphold the legacy of her son.”

Source : St. Louis Today


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