Kathryn Magnolia Johnson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kathryn Magnolia Johnson

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1878

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: teacher, activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Kathryn Magnolia Johnson

  • Kathryn Magnolia Johnson (December 15, 1878 – November 13, 1954) was an American political activist who began working as a teacher before becoming one of the first members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  • After criticizing the organization's all white leadership roles, Johnson joined the Young Men's Christian Association.
  • After the organization sent Johnson to France to observe during World War I, Johnson published a book about her findings called, Two Colored Women with the American Expeditionary Forces (1920).
  • This book was written with Addie Waites Hunton.
  • The rest of Johnson's life was dedicated to spreading African American activism across the states through book selling to help in the campaign for civil rights.

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