‘Transfigured Moments’ with Vernon Johns | Afro

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‘Transfigured Moments’ with Vernon Johns | Afro

By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Before Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream, Vernon Johns had something to say. The southern preacher, most known for his pastoral leadership at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala. before passing the torch to Martin Luther King Jr. Johns was outspoken and unapologetically pro-Black at a time […]

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