OCALA, Fl (352today.com) – A podcast (and a two-part series in a local Ocala publication) led to a man whose influence can still be felt in the community today being featured in a segment in a documentary that aired in the United Kingdom.
Rev. Leroy Johnson’s impact continues to resonate throughout North Central Florida.
“[The film’s producers] wanted to find out more about it, the history of the Black culture in America and during this time period, you go from Medgar Evers, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X, etc…. being in the same time frame as my father during the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s,” said Larry Johnson, Rev. Leroy Johnson’s son. “They said, ‘Your father’s life, what he did is important as well, and it should be shared on a broader scale.’ and that’s what they took from it.”…