Powell, Barbara Johns, 1935-1991

LC control no.	no2010165868
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Powell, Barbara Johns, 1935-1991 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Johns, Barbara Rose, 1935-1991
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1935-03-06
Death date	1991-09-28
Place of birth	New York (N.Y.)
Place of death	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Affiliation	Spelman College Drexel University
Profession or occupation	Librarians Civil rights workers
Found in	Brown decision anniversary, 5/17/79, 2010: ([Barbara Johns Powell]) Wikipedia, Oct. 12, 2010 (Barbara Rose Johns; b. 1935 in New York City; in 1951, at age 16, organized student strike at Moton High School in Farmville, Va. in protest of unequal conditions between black and white schools; married Rev. William Powell; d. 1991) African American National Biography, accessed June 29, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Johns, Barbara; Barbara Rose Johns; civil rights activist; born 1935 in New York City, New York, United States; graduated from Robert R. Moton High School, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia (1949-1952); attended Spelman College (1952-1954); received a master's degree from Drexel University; was an organizer and a spokesperson during a two-week strike for better conditions at Moton school (1951); contacted for assistance the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); backed up NAACP's proposal to launch a desegregation lawsuit on behalf of the students; despite the victory of the case, Moton High School was closed (1959-1964). Johns became a librarian in Philadelphia and promoted equal education and access to resources; died 28 September, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) The untold story of Barbara Rose Johns, 2024: CIP t.p. (Barbara Rose Johns) galley (born on Mar. 6, 1935)
Associated language	eng