John W. Green (Missouri politician)

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John W. Green was a state legislator in Missouri who supported civil rights. He was one of the members of the Missouri House of Representatives who pushed through a bill desegregating Missouri's public schools. [1]

He lived in St. Louis. He supported a bill to end segregation in public schools in Missouri. He was African American. [2] A Democrat he represented the 17th District from 1948 to 1954. [3] He was convicted of taking money under false pretenses to help get someone paroled. [4]

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References

  1. Weathersby, Claude; Davis, Matthew D. (September 1, 2019). "Anti-Blackness and Public Schools in the Border South: Policy, Politics, and Protest in St. Louis, 1865-1972". IAP via Google Books.
  2. Company, Johnson Publishing (February 12, 1953). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company via Google Books.
  3. "Missouri Legislators G". www.sos.mo.gov.
  4. "State v. Green". Justia Law.