Johnnie A. Jones Sr, Civil Rights Lawyer And Purple Heart Recipient, Dies At 102

still courtesy of TODAY By Rayna Reid ·Updated May 11, 2022

Johnnie A. Jones, Sr., a decorated World War II soldier and civil rights legal titan, passed away on April 23, at a “veteran’s facility in Jackson, Louisiana” at the age of 102.

Born on November 30, 1919 in Louisiana, Jones graduated from Southern University, and at 22, “tested as the first Black soldier for the Warrant Officer position,” before

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