J. Chester Johnson is featured in NBC New York article, which discusses Johnson’s participation at St. Paul’s Chapel, the relief center for the recovery workers after the 9/11 attacks, including the Chapel’s memento card that carries Johnson’s poem, “St. Paul’s Chapel,” that has been distributed around the world. In addition, the article describes the way that the St. Paul’s Chapel experience has inspired Johnson to pursue the creation of a memorial to the Elaine Race Massacre of 1919, which occurred close to Johnson’s hometown in Arkansas. To read the full text of the article, click here.
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