FMJI, JSU Co-Host Free Speech Forum
At the top of the Houston Cole Library on a warm October evening, The Judge Johnson Institute joined with the American Democracy Project at Jacksonville State University to co-host a Free Speech Forum.
Freedom Rides Museum, Rosa Parks Museum, and Judge Johnson Institute Present to ASALH at 108th Annual Meeting and Conference
In the heart of Jacksonville, Florida, ASALH held its annual conference in late September, and representatives from the Judge Frank Johnson Jr. Institute, the Rosa Parks Museum and the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, AL, orchestrated a compelling roundtable discussion on Black resistance during the Civil Rights Movement.
Student Advocates view Closing Arguments
A primary function of the Judge Frank Judge Johnson Institute is to host groups eager to visit the courthouse. Groups vary from business people to tourists, from students to civic engagement organizations. The focus of the visits range from historical presentations to viewing court proceedings. On September 19, twenty-eight students from the newly renamed Johnson-Abernathy-Graetz (J.A.G.) High School in Montgomery attended closing arguments at the Frank Johnson Courthouse of a compelling case…
Social Studies Standards in the Courtroom Series
By Caroline Harris Hi there, we are The Judge Frank Judge Johnson Institute. We exist as a non-partisan voice that shares the stories of our Constitution and our Judiciary through
Celebrating Constitution Day 2023
Celebrating Constitution Day 2023 By Caroline Harris What once began as “I am an American Day,” made official by President Roosevelt in 1939, has morphed into our current Constitution Day.