The Law Office of Julian Johnson, LLC

The Law Office of Julian Johnson, LLC Chicago civil rights & injury lawyer fighting for justice. Account to educate and empower.
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08/15/2026

In Jim Crow Mississippi, a Black man defending himself wasn't necessarily the end of danger. For Johnny Craft, it became the beginning of something much worse.

08/15/2026

After seeing similar violence in Tennessee, Walter White urged the federal government to intervene before Mississippi's massive posse became a lynch mob.

08/14/2026

Black veterans returned from WWII with more than medals. They returned with dignity, confidence, and the belief that the country they defended should treat them as equals.

08/13/2026

Bloody feuds. Bootlegging. Killings. Sullivan's Hollow had become notorious across Mississippi—and for Black families, the danger ran even deeper.

08/13/2026

The Crafts were tenant farmers, working land they didn't own and often keeping little after rent and debts—a system that kept families tied to the same soil.

08/13/2026

Marine veteran Johnny Craft believed he needed to defend himself. He fired two warning shots—not at the men—and they left. He thought it was over.

08/12/2026

They had worshipped together and were heading home, perhaps thinking about Sunday dinner. Instead, the Craft family found five white men blocking their path.

08/11/2026

Albert and Rachael Craft came from generations of Black Mississippians who had worked the land under slavery. Freedom came—but hardship remained.

08/11/2026

Sullivan's Hollow sounds like the setting of an old Western. But its reputation for feuds, killings, and lawlessness was very real.

08/11/2026

America emerged from World War II celebrating freedom and victory over tyranny—while millions of Black Americans remained denied that freedom at home.

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