Johnson, Leroy, 1928-

Authoritative Name:
Johnson, Leroy, 1928-
Biography:
"Leroy Johnson, from Atlanta, served in the Georgia Senate from 1963-75, and was the first black state senator in Georgia since the Reconstruction era."--Inventory of an oral history interview with Leroy Johnson, October 17, 1991, Georgia Government Documentation Project, Georgia State University Library. 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. (From http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3619&sug=y) (Viewed 4/9/08)
Associated Subjects:
Johnson, Leroy, 1928-
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson with Georgia State Senator Leroy Johnson, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1976.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1976-10
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Georgia Senator Leroy Johnson (left), boxer Muhammad Ali, and baseball great Hank Aaron, Atlanta, Georgia, 1970.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1970
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Georgia State Senator Leroy Johnson lights a cigar, Atlanta, Georgia, January 18, 1973.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1973-01-18
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Muhammad Ali, State Senator Leroy Johnson, and Hank Aaron at a press conference at the Atlanta International Hotel, 1976

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1976-12-01
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Muhammad Ali, State Senator Leroy Johnson, and Hank Aaron at a press conference in the Atlanta International Hotel, 1976

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1976-12-01
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Muhammad Ali, State Senator Leroy Johnson, and Hank Aaron at a press conference, 1976

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1976-12-01
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections
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--And champeen in his division (Psst, that's enough, champ) Leroy Johnson!-- / Baldy, [1962].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1962
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Anybody I know? / Baldy, [1973 Oct. 1]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1973-10-01
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Half of it is ours, whatever you're doing! / Baldy, [1973 Jan. 22]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1973-01-22
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Maynard! Maynard?-- You alright, Maynard?-- / Baldy, [ca. 1973]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1973
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Must've lost th' trailer on that last sharp turn-- / Baldy, [1973 Mar. 7].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1973-03-07
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Room e'nuff heah f'ever'body!!! / Baldy, [ca. 1971]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1971
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1971-12-02
Collection:
Boyd Lewis Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1971-12-02
Collection:
Boyd Lewis Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1971-12-02
Collection:
Boyd Lewis Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1971-12-02
Collection:
Boyd Lewis Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1971-12-02
Collection:
Boyd Lewis Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1971-12-02
Collection:
Boyd Lewis Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center
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Oral history interview with Carl Sanders, 1987 April 27

Creator:
Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-
Date of Original:
1987-04-27
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with James Mackay, 1999 January 15

Creator:
Mackay, James A. (James Armstrong), 1919-2004
Date of Original:
1999-01-15
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Leroy Johnson

Date of Original:
1928/2019
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Leroy Johnson (1928-2019)

Creator:
Crawford, Tom
Date of Original:
2008-01-25
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1965-02-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1963-01-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

JOHNSON SAYS BLACKS MUST STRUGGLE FOR BETTER REPRESENTATION IN THE GEORGIA DELEGATIONS

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1968-07-25
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking about the Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) project, Atlanta, Georgia, 1965 June

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1965-06-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson, Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen, and NAACP representative Dr. John P. Davis discussing HUD funding for public housing for Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 June 1

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1967-06-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Q. V. Williamson demanding that the Board of Education correct the discriminatory over-crowding and segregation in schools in Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 October 12

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1967-10-12
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a panel of African American leaders including Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson, Reverend J. D. Grier and attorneys Horace T. Ward and William H. Alexander explaining recent demands to the Board of Education, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 September 25

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1967-09-25
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a press conference where state senator Leroy Johnson speaks about an upcoming fact-finding mission to Crawfordville, Georgia, from Atlanta, Georgia, 1965 October 2

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1965-10-02
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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