“I’m not going to quit. There is too much to do. People need jobs, equality, education. We still need to organize to learn how the economics and politics drive everything in life. Can’t stop now.”
From interview by Denise Johnson, “After 90 years, Nellie Stone Johnson going strong to push her cause” St. Paul Pioneer Press, 2 December 1995
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Be assured your tax-deductible support translates into a significant impact for union members of color and their families who wish to pursue an education at one of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Higher education shapes the destiny of thousands of students each year. The Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program supports dreams like these.
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The Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program is made possible by private sources, alumni, labor unions, company foundations, friends and other supporters.
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