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Johnnie Turner, 2006

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Turner, Johnnie
Windless, Crystal
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Interviews, Oral history, Memphis (Tenn.), Civil rights, NAACP, Education, Memphis City Schools
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20060829_Johnnie_Turner
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Crossroads to Freedom Oral History Collection
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Johnnie Turner was and continues to be a strong advocate for Civil Rights and education. Presently, she serves as the Executive Director of the Memphis Branch NAACP.Mrs. Turner�s extensive activity includes her participation in the Memphis sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement. Due to her involvement in the sit-ins,she was discriminated against by the Memphis City Schools system and told that she would never become a teacher. However, Mrs. Turner rose to become not only a dedicated teacher in Memphis, but also head of staff development for the school system.