Nelson Napoleon Johnson was born on April 25, 1943, in Littleton, a town northeast of Raleigh near the Virginia border. His parents, James and Zelma (Thorne) Johnson, were farmers.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A local nonprofit is mourning the loss of one of its founders Reverend Dr. Nelson Johnson. He was a Greensboro community leader and was also known as a civil rights ...

The Rev. Nelson Johnson talks to a crowd of supporters after charges against Jose Charles, who was arrested at the 2016 Fun Fourth Festival, were dropped in May 2017 Greensboro.

North Carolina and the country lost a legend last month with the death of the Rev. Dr. Nelson N. Johnson at age 81. He is most known for being wounded in the 1979 anti-Klan protest march, known as ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Loved ones set memorial services for a man who survived the Greensboro Massacre. Reverend Dr. Nelson Johnson will be laid to rest on Friday, Feb. 21. The NC A&T grad and civil ...

Reverend Dr. Nelson Johnson will be laid to rest on Friday, Feb. 21. The NC A&T grad and civil rights leader died on Feb. 11 . Many remember him for his efforts in pushing for social and economic ...

The funeral for Reverend Nelson Johnson is today, he is a survivor of the Greensboro Massacre in 1979. In recent years he founded the Beloved Community Center.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A local nonprofit is mourning the loss of one of its founders Reverend Dr. Nelson Johnson. He was a Greensboro community leader and was also known as a civil rights ...