After many successful years of fighting with the City of Fort Lauderdale, Eula Gandy Johnson died in January 2001 at the age of 94.
Eula Gandy Johnson
Fought to Desegregated
In 1961 Eula Gandy Johnson, along with organized “wade-ins” at the white only Fort Lauderdale beaches.
First Female President
In 1959, Eula Gandy Johnson became the first female president of the Fort Lauderdale branch of the NAACP.
Civil Rights Activist
Eula Gandy Johnson was known for her work to end Jim Crow segregation in public beaches, schools, restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.