Background
Britton, John Henry was born on July 21, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Henry Senior and Martha Marie (Parrish) Britton.
Britton, John Henry was born on July 21, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Henry Senior and Martha Marie (Parrish) Britton.
Bachelor, Drake University, 1958. Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1961.
News reporter, Atlanta Daily World, 1958-1962;
associate editor, Jet Magazine, Chicago, 1962-1966;
assistant information officer, United States Commision on Civil Rights, Washington, 1966-1967;
associate director, Civil Rights Documentation Project, Washington, 1967-1968;
managing editor, Jet Magazine, Chicago, 1968-1971;
publicity manager, Motown Record Corporation, Detroit, Los Angeles, 1971-1973;
director public affairs, Joint Center for Political Studies, Washington, 1973-1976;
public relations manager, The Washington Post, 1976-1978;
director public affairs, U. District of Columbia, Washington, since 1978. Consultant Civil Rights Documentation Project, Washington, 1968-1969. Writing consultant Women's Bureau, unites states department Labor, Washington, 1981-1984.
Speechwriter in field, since 1970. Consultant, editor-writer National Black Media Coalition, Washington, since 1980.
Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Member commission to honor Martin Luther King, Montgomery County (Maryland.) Council, 1974-1976. Member Black Public Rels.
Society of Washington, Society Professional Journalists.
Married Betty Jane Thompson, July 21, 1959. 1 child, John Henry III.