IOWA CITY — Johnson County will soon no longer be named for a slave owner with no ties to the state or county. During their work session Wednesday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to change the county’s eponym — the person it is named after — to Lulu Merle Johnson, who earned her Ph.D.
Johnson County To Be Renamed After Black Scholar
Lee Hermiston, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Wed, 09/23/2020 - 7:39am
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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