Nelson Johnson, Labor Leader Wounded in Greensboro Massacre, Dies at 81
White supremacists killed five people in a 1979 shootout in North Carolina. Mr. Johnson later led a commission that ...
Civil rights leader Rev. Nelson Johnson laid to rest in Greensboro
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Civil rights leader Rev. Nelson Johnson to be laid to rest on Friday
Reverend Dr. Nelson Johnson will be laid to rest on Friday, Feb. 21. The NC A&T grad and civil rights leader died on Feb. 11.
Beloved Community remembers co-founder and Greensboro community activist Reverend Dr. Nelson Johnson
A local nonprofit is mourning the loss of one of its founders Reverend Dr. Nelson Johnson. He was a Greensboro community ...
Close friends reflect on Rev. Nelson Johnson
The funeral for Reverend Nelson Johnson is today, he is a survivor of the Greensboro Massacre in 1979. In recent years he founded the Beloved Community Center. WFMY News 2 spoke to both a close family ...
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Rev. Nelson Johnson: A Legacy Beyond Tragedy
“He was also a lightning rod in Greensboro,” Gibson said. “That’s always been the case. It still is.” Nelson Johnson was born in Airlie, North Carolina, in 1943. He came of age in a society where ...
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Triad mourns pastor, labor organizer, and civil rights legend Nelson Johnson
Rev. Nelson Johnson, the labor organizer turned pastor who was one of the most influential figures in North Carolina’s civil ...