As a young girl, Mrs. Phyllis [Lacy] Rowles learned to keep climbing, to keep reaching for better things. She is one of the last living alumni of the Harrison “Colored” School in Tipton, which until 1957 was the only place recently emancipated people in Moniteau County and their descendants could go to school.

Harrison School taught her that everyone is equal. You can be whoever you want to be. Find out how her life unfolded and what Mrs. Rowles is most proud of today.learned to keep climbing, to keep reaching for better things. She is one of the last living alumni of the Harrison “Colored” School in Tipton, which until 1957 was the only place recently emancipated people in Moniteau County and their descendants could go to school. Harrison School taught her that everyone is equal. You can be whoever you want to be. Find out how her life unfolded and what Mrs. Rowles is most proud of today.