Morton-Finney earned 11 bachelor's & 5 law degrees. He spoke 6 languages & led Crispus Attucks HS's Foreign Language Dept. for 30 yrs.
Born in 1889, John Morton-Finney was a WWI Buffalo Soldier-@USArmy Unit of black soldiers. He returned & taught in @IPSSchools for 47 yrs.pic.twitter.com/ArV88CArng
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When he died in 1998 at 108, he was Indiana's oldest living practicing lawyer, veteran & last surviving Buffalo Soldier.
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thank you Susan for sharing important leaders from Indiana
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