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Article: Dawson learned and showed the power of reading.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- August 28, 2002
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Byline: James Ragland
There's an old man I wanted to meet, but he died before I got to see him in person.
George Dawson was the grandson of slaves. He died last summer at the ripe age of 103. Some of you may recall that a year before his death, he co-wrote a book called ``Life Is So Good.''
Dawson inspired me for a couple of reasons. First, he grew up in the same area that I did, a small town near Marshall, Texas. Second, and most important, he took advantage of an adult literacy program and learned to read at age 98.
Dawson came to mind recently when I was asked, along with two other Texas journalists, to tape a TV spot promoting ...