Laurence C. Jones

Laurence C. Jones
Laurence C. Jones, date unknown
BornNovember 21, 1882
St. Joseph, Missouri
DiedJuly 13, 1975(1975-07-13) (aged 92)
Jackson, Mississippi
OccupationEducator
Known forFounder of Piney Woods Country Life School
SpouseGrace Morris Allen
ChildrenLaurence Jr., Turner, and Helen

Laurence Clifton Jones (November 21, 1882 – July 13, 1975), was the founder and long-time president of Piney Woods Country Life School in Rankin County, Mississippi. A noted educational innovator, Jones spent his adult life supporting the educational advancement of rural African-American students in the segregated South.

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