Van W. Johnson, Sr., was born in Apalachicola, Florida, as the seventh child on the seventh day of
November 1959, to Abe Johnson, Sr., and Azalee Pollock-Johnson both now deceased. Both, his
father and mother started down the path of public service upon which he would later follow.
During the local civil rights movement, together his father and mother spent the majority of their
time in service to the Franklin County African-American community. His father served as
President of the Franklin County Voters League and his mother as President of the Franklin
County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
During his mother’s term as President of the local NAACP, he served as chair of the legal redress
committee . . . . to finish reading or to obtain a complete copy of the Mayor's Biography please
click HERE!
November 1959, to Abe Johnson, Sr., and Azalee Pollock-Johnson both now deceased. Both, his
father and mother started down the path of public service upon which he would later follow.
During the local civil rights movement, together his father and mother spent the majority of their
time in service to the Franklin County African-American community. His father served as
President of the Franklin County Voters League and his mother as President of the Franklin
County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
During his mother’s term as President of the local NAACP, he served as chair of the legal redress
committee . . . . to finish reading or to obtain a complete copy of the Mayor's Biography please
click HERE!
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