Remembering Nellie Stone Johnson
Clip: Season 2002 Episode 30 | 4m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
In the 1940's she became the first African-American to win city-wide election in...
In the 1940's she became the first African-American to win city-wide election in Minneapolis. She played a role in the founding of the DFL Party... was a businesswoman... and a labor pioneer. Johnson died this week at age 96. We turn to the Almanac video archives to remember her.
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Remembering Nellie Stone Johnson
Clip: Season 2002 Episode 30 | 4m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
In the 1940's she became the first African-American to win city-wide election in Minneapolis. She played a role in the founding of the DFL Party... was a businesswoman... and a labor pioneer. Johnson died this week at age 96. We turn to the Almanac video archives to remember her.
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