JUDGE FRANK M. JOHNSON, JR.
CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM

January 23 & 24, 2019

On January 23 & 24, 2019, more than 400 people gathered at sites around Montgomery, Alabama for events in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr.’s birth. Speakers shared stories of Judge Johnson and Alabama’s challenging history. The videos here, presented in order of the Symposium’s agenda, capture some of the moving presentations and events from the Centennial Symposium honoring Judge Johnson and his legacy.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23

In Pursuit of Justice: The Investigation, Historic Trial and Conviction of the First Klansman for the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Re-enactment through conversations with the three state prosecutors: Former Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley, former Deputy Attorney General George Beck and former Assistant Attorney General Ed Carnes
Judge Myron H. Thompson presiding

Thursday, January 24

Our Time With Judge Johnson
The Kress Building
A morning rumination with David Bagwell and Cathy Wright, former law clerks to Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr.

Remembering Judge Johnson: A Service of Inspiration, Unity and Thanksgiving
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Judge Emily C. Marks presiding

When an Eagle Shields the Dove
The Frank M. Johnson Jr. Courthouse and Federal Building
Ambassador Andrew Young, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Howell H. Raines, Alabama author Wayne Flynt, and others offer reflections on the life and legacy of a modest but distinguished gentleman, soldier and judge whose respect for the Constitution and insistence upon equal justice under the law gave flight to a movement that changed the world forever.
Chief Judge W. Keith Watkins presiding