Sam Johnson (Tennessee)

Sam Johnson was also a musician ("He played a violin he made himself that could be heard for a mile around...") and built his own home.

"[3] After the conclusion of the American Civil War, Samuel Johnson became a commissioner for the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.

By the early 1900s, it was a major holiday in Knoxville, often an occasion for baseball and softball games, dances, and boxing matches, most often at Chilhowee Park.

Held in 1929 at the Knoxville Motor Speedway, the race was won by Grant Haynes, driving a Chevrolet Special.

[10] Circa 1901, he had white hair, owned his house and was considered an important figure in the African-American community of East Tennessee.