Johnson, Frank Minis, 1918-1999

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Federal judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. (1918-1999) played a crucial role in shaping civil-rights law in America and applying it in Alabama. Johnson's legal decisions desegregated schools in Alabama, busing in Montgomery, eliminated the state poll tax, allowed blacks to serve on juries, and authorized the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Many other rulings also had far-reaching consequences toward achieving civil rights for blacks, inmates, and the mentally ill. ("Frank M. Johnson, Jr." Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved September 2, 2008. http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/.)

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Johnson, Frank Minis, 1918-1999

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Testimony from Hosea Williams, John Lewis, and Amelia Boynton et al. v. Honorable George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama et al.

Creator:: United States. District Court (Alabama : Middle District)
Date of Original:: 1965
Collection:: Civil Case Files, 1938-1995, Records of the District Courts of the United States
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch

Frank M. Johnson, Jr.

Creator:: Bass, Jack
Date of Original:: 2007-07-26
Collection:: Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:: Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Modern Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

Creator:: Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, 1973-
Date of Original:: 2008-06-17
Collection:: Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:: Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Johnson, Frank Minis, 1918-1999

Civil Case Files, 1938-1995, Records of the District Courts of the United States

Encyclopedia of Alabama