The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Josie Johnson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Josie Johnson

8/11/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.143

Academic administrator and education consultant Josie Johnson (1930 - ) was the founder of the Black Studies department at University of Minnesota and a member of the Minnesota Board of Regents. Johnson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 8/11/2002, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 43m 15s

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Johnson, Josie R. (Josie Robinson), 1930-,

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Born in 1931, Josie Robinson Johnson has played an active role in the civil rights movement since her teenage years, when she and her father canvassed her hometown of Houston to gather signatures on an anti-poll tax petition.In the early 1960s, Johnson lobbied professionally for passage of bills concerning such issues as fair housing and employment opportunities. In 1964, she traveled from Minneapolis to Mississippi with an integrated group of women to witness and take part in the struggle there...