Frank Minis Johnson Jr. (October 30 1918 – July 23 1999) was a United States Federal judge made a number of landmark civil rights rulings that helped end segregation in the South. In the words of journalist and historian Bill Moyers Judge Johnson altered forever the face of the South.
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alma mater
University of Alabama
award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
battle
World War II
birth date
1918-10-30
birth name
Frank Minis Johnson Jr.
birth place
Haleyville Alabama, United States
country
United States
death date
1999-07-23
death place
Montgomery Alabama, United States
military branch
Army
nationality
United States
occupation
Judge
office
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
order in office
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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