Johnnie Carrs' Life

By coleman4th

  • When she was born

    She was born on January 26, 1911.
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    The life of Johnnie Carr.

  • Her school was closed

    In 1927 {exact date unknown} she had 2 girls and 1 boy.

  • When did her School close ?

    Her school was closed in 1927 {exact date unknown}.

  • When was she married?

    She was married in 1927 {date unknown}.

  • Did she hear Martin Luther King speak?

    She recalled hearing Martin Luther King speak for the first time at the NAACP in August 1955 {day unknown}

  • Giving a speach

    In 1957 {exact date unknown} she gave a speech at the women's Auxiliary of the Baptist state convention of Illinois describing the bus boycott she also helped out in the bus boycott.

  • A lawsuit

    In 1964 {date unknown} she filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery county boerd of Education.

  • A new President

    Carr became president of thecMontgomery Improvement Association in 1927 {date unknown} where she remained until death.

  • The Lawsuit has ended

    In 1969{date unknown} Frank M. Johnson Jr ruled in Johnnie Carrs' favor ending segrigation in the Montgomer School System.

  • When she died

    She died in February 22, 2008.