Dr. Vernon Johns (April 22, 1892 – June 11, 1965) was an American minister based in the South and a pioneer in the civil rights movement. He is best known as the pastor (1947–52) of the …

Vernon Johns, a brilliant man coupled with an eloquent speaker, upsets his community through his radical ideas on social change and economic independence of blacks. From his pulpit, he …

2017年1月16日 · Vernon Napoleon Johns was an American minister and civil rights activist. Johns was best known as the predecessor to Martin Luther King Jr. as pastor of the Dexter Avenue …

This inspirational saga follows the life of Vernon Johns, a fiery minister and trailblazing civil rights advocate in 1950s Alabama.

2019年3月24日 · Enter Vernon Johns, born on April 22, 1892 in Darlington Heights, Virginia. Johns disagreed with both Washington and Du Bois— viz., he disagreed with Washington’s …

This inspirational saga follows the life of Vernon Johns (James Earl Jones) -- now known as the father of the civil rights movement.

As Dexter’s pastor from 1947 to 1952, Johns was an early proponent of civil rights activity in Montgomery, urging his congregation to challenge the traditional status quo.

1994年1月16日 · Before there was the Rev. Martin Luther King, there was the Rev. Vernon Johns. A visionary, fire-breathing Baptist preacher in segregationist Montgomery, Ala., in the earl …

This biopic follows the life of Vernon Johns (James Earl Jones) -- now known as the father of the civil rights movement -- during the years he preceded Martin Luther King Jr. as minister of the...

Vernon Johns died in 1965 of a heart attack. He was a man ahead of his time in the civil-rights movement. Believing that all it took for evil to flourish was for good people to do nothing, he …