Edward Austin Johnson (1860-1944) was an attorney who became the first African-American member of the New York state legislature when he was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1917 as a Republican.
In 1899 Johnson published "History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-A.
He is best-known as the author of "A School History of the Negro Race in America", which was the first textbook by a black author to be approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education for use in the public schools.
Edward Austin Johnson (1860-1944) was an attorney who became the first African-American member of the New York state legislature when he was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1917 as a Republican