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Leroy Johnson (1928-2019)

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Encyclopedia article about Leroy Johnson, a prominent attorney and civic leader, who in 1962 became the first African American to be elected to the Georgia General Assembly since the end of the Reconstruction era. Mr. Johnson graduated from Morehouse College and Atlanta University and earned his law degree from North Carolina Central University. He taught social science in the Atlanta school system from 1950-1954 and in 1957 became the first African American hired by the Fulton County Solicitor General's office. He also served as advisor to Atlanta's civil rights movement in the 1960s, was a candidate for mayor of Atlanta in 1973, and was active in community affairs.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

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Keywords

  1. African American Civic Leaders
  2. African American Civil Rights Workers
  3. African American Lawyers
  4. African American Legislators
  5. African American Politicians
  6. African American Teachers
  7. African Americans
  8. Atlanta
  9. Atlanta (Ga.)
  10. Atlanta Public School System
  11. Civic Leaders
  12. Civil Rights
  13. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  14. Civil Rights Movements
  15. Civil Rights Workers
  16. Election
  17. Elections
  18. Fulton County. District Attorney Office
  19. Georgia
  20. Georgia. General Assembly. Senate
  21. Government
  22. Government Employees
  23. History
  24. Lawyers
  25. Legislators
  26. Local Elections
  27. Mayors
  28. Officials And Employees
  29. Political Campaigns
  30. Political Candidates
  31. Politicians
  32. Politics And Government
  33. Race Relations
  34. Sit Ins
  35. Teachers

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