1870-1939
Violet Johnson was a civic leader and suffragist in Summit. She was active in the New Jersey Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs and the New Jersey Women Suffrage Association. Violet Johnson’s life has been expertly chronicled in Betty Livingston Adam’s book Black Women’s Christian Activism and her biographical sketch linked below.
Bibliography
Adams, Betty Livingston. Black Women’s Christian Activism.
Adams, Betty Livingston. “Biographical Sketch of Violet A. Johnson, 1870-1939”