Jones, Johnnie, 1919-
Johnnie Jones, Sr. was born in Laurel Hill, Miss., and educated at Southern University Demonstration High School and at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. He was one of the first African-American warrant officers in the army during World War II and participated in the D-Day operations in Normandy, France. He earned a law degree from Southern University in 1953. His long legal career included several landmark civil rights cases in Louisiana.
From the description of Johnnie Jones, Sr. oral history interview, 1993-1994. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70888796
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creatorOf | Jones, Johnnie, 1919-. Johnnie Jones, Sr. oral history interview, 1993-1994. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries |
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associatedWith | Congress of Racial Equality. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Hebert, Mary J., | person |
associatedWith | Jemison, T. J. (Theodore Judson) | person |
associatedWith | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Southern University and A & M College | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Southern University and A & M College. Demonstration High School. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Tureaud, Alexander Pierre, 1899-1972. | person |
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African American children |
African American civil rights workers |
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World War, 1939-1945 |
World War, 1939-1945 |
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Birth 1919