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Johnson leaves top state NAACP post
Plans to seek 'high public office,' but has yet to say which office that will be
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Francys Johnson
After stepping down Saturday as president of the Georgia State Conference NAACP, a post he held for almost four years, Statesboro attorney and minister Francys Johnson acknowledged he is considering a run for "high public office." Johnson submitted his resignation to NAACP national leaders while in Baltimore for the civil rights organization's annual convention. NAACP rules prohibit officers from keeping their posts within the association while campaigning for public office.
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