102-year-old World War II veteran honored by Morris Brown College
Charles Moore is also a former educator and a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Editor’s note: This article is part of We the People, a series marking the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America by Gray Media, parent company of WANF Atlanta News First.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Charles Moore, 102, is a World War II veteran, a former educator and a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Last week, Morris Brown College dedicated a classroom in his honor.
Moore earned his bachelor’s degree from Morris Brown, where he was later offered a job.
Moore has donated money over the years to Morris Brown, and also assisted the HBCU in securing grants. Moore’s efforts also have helped endow a scholarship at Morris Brown.
Moore’s fraternity brothers also give money to school on the occasion of his birthday every year.
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