Can you make a difference with at Law Degree?
Leroy Johnson, among other things, became the first African American to be elected to the Georgia General Assembly in the modern era. He rose to become Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and in the line of succession to the Governor's Office. His influence was such that, during Lester Maddox's term as Governor, Johnson was able to arrange for the State of Georgia to issue a boxing license to Muhammad Ali at a time when no other State would do so, thus beginning Ali's first comeback.
When asked to identify those who most influenced him, Senator Johnson singled out former Morehouse College President Dr. Benjamin E. Mays. Dr. Mays taught Senator Johnson that one must never pay for segregation; that one must cling to ones ideals; and that, in order to survive in a segregated society, one must be iron-clad and steel-girded.
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