Voices From the Civil Rights Movement: Cheryl Janice Johnson

To celebrate Black History Month, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is pleased to continue our series of one-on-one conversations with 1960s civil rights activists. This installment features Cheryl Janice Johnson. Johnson grew up on a Mississippi farm and attended segregated schools until 1966 when she was among the first African Americans in her community to attend a newly integrated high school. She graduated in 1969 after experiencing racism, being denied entry to her senior prom and having gunshots fired into her home. This interview was recorded via Zoom on March 31, 2022. This interview may contain harsh language and descriptions of violence and may experience occasional technical difficulties.