Geraldine Lawhorn

Biography

Geraldine Jerrie Lawhorn (December 31, 1916 – July 3, 2016) was an American deafblind performer, actress, pianist, and educator. She taught at the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired and was a prominent figure in the deafblind community. At 67 years old, she became the first deafblind African American in the United States to earn a college degree.

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