by #SonjaAnderson in #SmithsonianMagazine:

"This week, the United States Army recognized Johnson by renaming a Louisiana military base in his honor. Formerly known as Fort Polk, the base was originally named after Confederate General Leonidas Polk, who died during the Atlanta Campaign in June 1864."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/louisiana-army-base-formerly-named-for-confederate-general-now-honors-a-black-world-war-i-hero-180982390/

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