John W. Green (Missouri politician)
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. References

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Democrats
Activists for African-American civil rights
African-American state legislators in Missouri
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing