Nellie Stone Johnson
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1905 –
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Who is Nellie Stone Johnson?
Nellie Stone Johnson was an American civil rights activist and union organizer. She was the first black elected official in Minneapolis and shaped Minnesota politics for 70 years.
Johnson helped form the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party and spearheaded the effort to create the first Fair Employment Practices department in the nation. She counseled both Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale and was on the Democratic National Committee in the 1980s.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1905
Dakota County - Profession
- Died
- Apr 18, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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