Francys Johnson
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Francys Johnson is a native of Sylvania, Georgia
. A civil rights attorney, pastor and educator, he currently serves as the NAACP Southeast Region Director. The Southeast Region is the largest region within the NAACP. (NAACP, 2007)
Prior to that appointment, Dr. Johnson served on the faculty of Savannah State University
. Professor Johnson's course lectures on race and the law, constitutional and criminal law. He served as Legal Redress Director for the Georgia State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP). (NAACP, 2008) During his tenure, the Georgia State Conference NAACP fought successfully during the 2006 midterm elections to prevent Republican-supported voter identification legislation from being implemented. (Fears)
As regional director, Johnson led a resurgence of the NAACP's legal and political prowess in the deep South by focusing on establishing "Citizen Review Boards" to counter increasing incidents of police brutality in Georgia, Tennessee and Florida; monitor aging desegregation orders in Mississippi and Alabama; and mobilizing local and regional support to thwart regression of affirmative action as experienced in California and Michigan. After the resignation of the President and CEO Bruce S. Gordon
, the NAACP announced on June 1, 2007 that the regional offices of the NAACP would close in a restructuring effort to boost the efficiency and capacity of the state conferences within the region.
Johnson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity. Johnson earned a law degree from the University of Georgia
. Johnson has also served on the faculty of Georgia Southern University
in Statesboro. Reverend Johnson is the ninth pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Pembroke, Georgia
.
Sylvania, Georgia
Sylvania is a city in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Screven County.-Geography:Sylvania is located at ....
. A civil rights attorney, pastor and educator, he currently serves as the NAACP Southeast Region Director. The Southeast Region is the largest region within the NAACP. (NAACP, 2007)
Prior to that appointment, Dr. Johnson served on the faculty of Savannah State University
Savannah State University
Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...
. Professor Johnson's course lectures on race and the law, constitutional and criminal law. He served as Legal Redress Director for the Georgia State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to...
(NAACP). (NAACP, 2008) During his tenure, the Georgia State Conference NAACP fought successfully during the 2006 midterm elections to prevent Republican-supported voter identification legislation from being implemented. (Fears)
As regional director, Johnson led a resurgence of the NAACP's legal and political prowess in the deep South by focusing on establishing "Citizen Review Boards" to counter increasing incidents of police brutality in Georgia, Tennessee and Florida; monitor aging desegregation orders in Mississippi and Alabama; and mobilizing local and regional support to thwart regression of affirmative action as experienced in California and Michigan. After the resignation of the President and CEO Bruce S. Gordon
Bruce S. Gordon
Bruce Scott Gordon is an African American business executive who spent most of his career with Verizon and currently serves as a corporate director of CBS, Northrop Grumman, and Tyco International. He was selected in June 2005 to head the NAACP, a major American civil rights organization...
, the NAACP announced on June 1, 2007 that the regional offices of the NAACP would close in a restructuring effort to boost the efficiency and capacity of the state conferences within the region.
Johnson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
fraternity. Johnson earned a law degree from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. Johnson has also served on the faculty of Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive...
in Statesboro. Reverend Johnson is the ninth pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Pembroke, Georgia
Pembroke, Georgia
Pembroke is a small city in Bryan County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,379 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Bryan County.Pembroke is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
.