Johnson County, Iowa, Renames Itself After A Different Johnson

June 27, 2021
Lulu Merle Johnson, a professor and historian, was the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Iowa. Johnson County, Iowa, is naming itself after her.

The county was first named after a slave-owning former vice president who had no connection to Iowa. Now it will be named for Lulu Merle Johnson: the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in the state.

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