Nellie Stone Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American civil rights and labor activist
Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1905
Place of Birth: Dakota County, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 02-Apr-2002
Profession: activist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Nellie Stone Johnson
- Nellie Stone Johnson (December 17, 1905 – April 2, 2002) was an American civil rights activist and union organizer.
- She was the first black elected official in Minneapolis and shaped Minnesota politics for 70 years. Johnson helped form the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and spearheaded the effort to create the first Fair Employment Practices department in the nation.
- She counseled both Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale and was on the Democratic National Committee in the 1980s.
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