Rev. Nelson Johnson, Civil Rights leader and Greensboro Massacre survivor, dies at 81

Featured photo: Renowned Greensboro civil rights activist Rev. Nelson Johnson speaks at the Revival Reimagined event in 2024. (photo by Brandon Demery)Troy, Alabama had John Lewis. The Triangle has William Barber II. And Greensboro had Nelson Johnson.Nelson Johnson (courtesy of Beloved Community Center)
On Monday afternoon, news spread of the passing of Greensboro’s Civil Rights icon, who was the co-founder of the Beloved Community Center, Faith Community Church, and a survivor of the 1979