Mary Hines Johnson

01/02/2022

Version 1 (The Mary Hines Johnson - Women in American History Award Ceremony)

On October 9, 2021, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) bestowed a posthumous honor on Mary Hines Johnson, the founder of the first school for bla...

11/30/2021

Mary Hines Johnson Day was proclaimed in Franklin, Georgia.

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(Franklin, GA) — In a special program hosted by the James Stewart Chapter, NSDAR, Mary Hines Johnson was posthumously awarded the NSDAR Women in American History Award on Saturday, October 9,…

11/08/2021

This is a video of the October 9, 2021 'Women in American History" posthumous award to Mary Hines Johnson.

View it at

On October 9, 2021, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) bestowed a posthumous honor on Mary Hines Johnson, the founder of the first school for bla...

10/22/2021

09/24/2021

We are so deeply humbled, and honored by today's official news of Mary Hines Johnson receiving the NSDAR Women in American History Award on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 10:00 am, in the 4H Center located at the river on 101 Glover Road in Franklin. We want everyone to know the place, and the time so you can clear your schedules for this HUGE event!

We here at Mary Hines Johnson are so honored that Mary has been chosen this amazing honor, and this ensuring her legacy is alive and well. Her life is one of inspiration, a child of God, and remembered for her dedication, determination, and an education pioneer and trailblazer. She left a beautiful story, and a great legacy in return.

Her impact has been felt since, if you happened to go to school in Heard County at Heard Elementary, Middle, High, as many of her teachers impacted many generations. Her influence has impacted so many it's unknown at the number.

On behalf of us, we want to thank Mrs. Pamela Lyle, and everyone who are part of this wonderful honor. I know for sure Mary's smiling down, and we are so humbled by this amazing gesture. May God Bless all of you!

A statement from the Mary Hines Johnson team.

08/05/2021

Watch 2021 - Mary Hines Johnson - Revisited at

On August 04, 2021, Marshalette Wise (great-great niece of Mary Hines Johnson), Frankie Berry Wise (niece of Mary Hines Johnson), and Grady Ellis (educationa...

08/05/2021

Do you know who started the first school for black children in Franklin, Georgia (Heard County) in 1940?

To learn who, watch the documentary, "Mary Hines Johnson: Continuing the Legacy of an Educational Pioneer" at

WISE Scholars Films presents a documentary by Marshalette Wise.This documentary explores the life of Mary Hines Johnson, who in 1940 started the first black ...

08/02/2021

Mary Hines Johnson opens the first school for black children in 1940 in Heard County in Franklin, Georgia.

This school stood as a monument for its segregated students and its trailblazer founder.