Category: Featured

M. Bernadine Johnson Marshall

Feb 23, 2022

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Newark Women

in 1910-1929 (Born), African Americans, Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Featured, Law and Law Enforcement

1923-1997 Marie B. Johnson, of Newark, was one of the first African American women in NJ to be admitted to the NJ bar in 1949 with Martha Belle Williams. She graduated Rutgers Newark…
E. Alma Williams Flagg

Feb 23, 2022

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Newark Women

in 1910-1929 (Born), African Americans, Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Education, Museums and Libraries, Featured

1918-2018 Alma Flagg was the first African American principal of an integrated school in Newark in 1964, in 1967 she was appointed assistant superintendent. She also wrote poetry. She was appointed principal after…
Jennie Levell Lemon

Feb 23, 2022

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Newark Women

in 1910-1929 (Born), Activists and Community Leaders, African Americans, Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Featured, Politics & Government

1913-1982 Married to Tom Lemon in Newark in 1950. Listed as a waitress in 1930, and a WPA Investigator on the 1940 Census. In 1959, she was a senior account clerk in City…