Nellie Stone Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nellie Saunders Allen |
| Died | April 2, 2002 |
| Education | GED from University of Minnesota, 1925. Attended University of Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Honorary Doctor of Letters, St. Cloud State University, 1995 |
| Organization | NAACP |
| Political party | Democratic National Committee (1979-1988), Nonpartisan League Young Socialists, Socialist Workers Party, Young Communists League |
| Movement | Labor movement, Civil rights movement, Minneapolis National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
| Board member of | Vice-President Hotel and Restaurant International Union, Local 665; Vice-President, Minnesota Culinary Council, Minneapolis Library Board, 1945-1949; Minnesota State University Board, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees, Minneapolis Urban League |
| Spouse(s) | Clyde Stone, m. 1931; Lee Johnson, m. 1937 |
| Awards | Urban League's Cecil E. Newman Humanitarian Award, Distinguished Minnesotan Award, Bemidji State University, WCCO Good Neighbor Award. |
References
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- "Johnson, Nellie Stone (1905-2002)". The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- "Nellie Stone Johnson and Scholarship". Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program. 2006. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- Johnson, Nellie Stone, David Brauer (2001). Nellie Stone Johnson : the life of an activist. Saint Paul, Minn.: Ruminator Books.
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