Best Concession to Political Correctness
Adding African-Americans to the Johnson County Courthouse
Johnson County is not known for its diversity, but it's not Sweden either. You wouldn't have known that to look at the 96 black-and-white photographs hung in the courthouse entryway in September 1999. There were plenty of white faces in the old photos of train depots, churches and government buildings, but no black. Oscar Johnson, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People of Northeast Johnson County, noted the omission and spent fifteen months pushing for inclusion. He was finally rewarded in April when the county arts commission added three photos representing two all-black schools.
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