7 High School Graduates Finally Received Their Diplomas – 52 Years Later

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN
(CNN) — A high school in Maryland held a special ceremony to finally give seven students their diplomas 52 years after they graduated.
Some students from the class of 1969 at La Plata High School were punished for being part of a sit-in that occurred the same year.
“The graduation came on the heels of student unrest, a sit-in and protests spearheaded by black students after no students of color were selected for the majorette or Warriorette squads,” La