{"id":681,"date":"2008-06-05T14:53:46","date_gmt":"2008-06-05T19:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/05\/charleston-lawyer-and-activist-harriet-mcbryde-johnson-1957-2008\/"},"modified":"2008-06-05T14:53:46","modified_gmt":"2008-06-05T19:53:46","slug":"charleston-lawyer-and-activist-harriet-mcbryde-johnson-1957-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/05\/charleston-lawyer-and-activist-harriet-mcbryde-johnson-1957-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Charleston lawyer and activist Harriet McBryde Johnson, 1957 – 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harriet McBryde Johnson, a well-known Charleston disability and civil rights attorney, died Wednesday. She was a longtime supporter of the SC Progressive Network<\/a>, and was recognized for her activism with the Network’s 2004 Thunder and Lightning Award.<\/p>\n

‘She worked yesterday. It’s a shock to everybody,’ said friend and attorney Susan Dunn.<\/p>\n

She was born July 8, 1957, and had been a Charleston resident since age 10. In 2005 she wrote the book Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She told The Post and Courier that she became an attorney because her disability-rights work had taught her something about the impact of law on how people live. She specialized in helping people who couldn’t work get Social Security benefits.<\/p>\n

She was chairwoman of the Charleston County Democratic Party executive committee (1988-2001); city party chair (1995-2000); secretary of city party (1989-95); national convention delegate (1996); president, Charleston County Democratic Women (1989-91); County Council candidate (1994); and a certified poll manager.<\/p>\n

Funeral arrangements are pending at Fielding Home For Funerals.<\/p>\n

Johnson, who was born with a neuromuscular disease, drew national attention for her opposition to ‘the charity mentality’ and ‘pity-based tactics’ of the annual Jerry Lewis muscular dystrophy telethon.<\/p>\n

She was a talented writer. Here is a piece<\/a> she wrote for POINT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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