Eula Johnson

Eula Johnson
Born
Eula Mae Gandy Johnson
Occupationactivist
Known forFort Lauderdale NAACP leader
HonorsDr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park

Eula Mae Gandy Johnson[1] (1906–2001) was an American activist in the civil rights movement. She is known for her work to end Jim Crow segregation in public beaches, schools, restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[2] She was considered by many to be the "Rosa Parks of Fort Lauderdale."[3][4]

  1. ^ Toni Marshall; Gregory Lewis (February 20, 2004). "Blazing a path". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Spencer, DeShuna (Summer 2008). "Fort Lauderdale NAACP Opens Museum to Honor Civil Rights Activist". The Crisis. 115 (3): 49. ProQuest 199794059.
  3. ^ Roby, Cynthia (2012). "Eula Johnson arrived, Jim Crow had to go". South Florida Times.
  4. ^ Wyman, Scott (March 9, 2011). "Lauderdalte honors rights trailblazer Sistrunk Blvd. home of Eula Johnson will become museum". South Florida Sun - Sentinel.