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Barbara R. Johns

(1935-1991)

Barbara Johns’ parents feared reprisals against her for her role in the strike and she was sent to live with her uncle, Reverend Vernon Johns, who was then pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Barbara graduated from high school there. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta and later graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married Reverend William Powell, raised five children, and worked as a school librarian.

“There wasn’t any fear, I just thought—this is your moment. Seize it!”

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