By Victor Trammell Photo credits: The Associated Press  On April 25, 2022, Johnnie Jones Sr., a pioneering civil rights lawyer and distinguished World War II soldier, died, according to reports. He was 102 years old. As per an editorial published by CNN, state authorities presented him with the Purple Heart in the Old State Capitol in Baton […]

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