Lyman Tefft Johnson (June 12, 1906 – October 3, 1997) was an American educator and influential role model for racial desegregation in Kentucky. He is best known as the plaintiff whose successful legal challenge opened the University of Kentucky to African-American students in 1949.
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12 June 1906 Columbia, Tennessee, USA
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Died |
3 October 1997 (aged 91) Louisville, Kentucky
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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