First Black student to graduate from Central, Clara Daniels, dies at 85

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 ~ Updated 9:26 PM

Clara Daniels, the first Black student to receive a diploma from Cape Girardeau Central High School, died Oct. 13 in Topeka, Kansas.

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