Barbara Rose Johns in Podcasts
personBarbara Rose Johns, a Black teenager who led a protest that contributed to ending school segregation.
Mentions Over Time
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Today we are here to honor one of America's true trailblazers, a woman who embodied the essence of the American spirit in her fight for liberty and justice and equal treatment under the law, the indomitable Barbara Rose Johns.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gathered in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol to unveil her new statue.
Barbara Rose Johns, then a 16-year-old Black teenager, led a protest in the early 1950s that contributed to profound changes in the country.