Vernon Johns

This is my hero, Vernon Johns

My hero is Dr. Vernon Johns. Why is he my hero you ask? He did a lot of things people would not think of doing. He was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, so that's why he is my hero. He helped black men and woman, before Martin Luther King Jr. was there. He did this for many years.

Pastor Vernon Johns

I am just going to give you some background information on my hero and what he did for us. It all started in April 22, 1892 – June 11, 1965. He was an American minister and civil rights leader who was active in the struggle for civil rights for African Americans. He is considered the father of the American civil rights movement and he laid the foundation on which Martin Luther King Jr. and others would build. He was a pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama from 1947 to 1952.

He gave speeches about the importance that every individual should have in the affairs of the world. Many people looked up to him.

And why did he do what he did for all these people? He believed it was the right thing to do.