Lulu Johnson grew up in the southwestern Iowa, played 6-on-6 basketball in high school, and earned three degrees from the University of Iowa. After graduation, Johnson would become an esteemed educator while researching the lives of African Americans, and also a civil rights pioneer as an activist against segregationist policies. On June 24, 2021, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa unanimously voted to change the county’s name to Lulu Merle Johnson County. This county is only the second in the nation named after an African American.
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