John W. Green was a state legislator in Missouri who supported civil rights. He was one of the members of the Missouri House of Representatives who pushed through a bill desegregating Missouri's public schools.
He lived in St. Louis. He supported a bill to end segregation in public schools in Missouri. He was African American. A Democrat he represented the 17th District from 1948 to 1954. He was convicted of taking money under false pretenses to help get someone paroled.
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- Weathersby, Claude; Davis, Matthew D. (September 1, 2019). "Anti-Blackness and Public Schools in the Border South: Policy, Politics, and Protest in St. Louis, 1865-1972". IAP – via Google Books.
- Company, Johnson Publishing (February 12, 1953). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
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- "State v. Green". Justia Law.