ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ðə sˈaʊθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ˈɑːnɚd dʒˈɑːnsən ɪn ɪts ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən hˈɪstɚɹi mˈʌnθ kˈæləndɚɹ ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd mˈɜːl kˈoʊd, tˈɑːm fˈiːlɪŋz, sˈæŋkoʊ ɹᵻmbˈɜːt, bˈɪl pˈɪŋkni, ænd ˈʌðɚ nˈoʊɾəbəl blˈæk sˈaʊθ kˌæɹəlˈɪniənz.
In 2001, the South Carolina Department of Education honored Johnson in its African-American History Month calendar alongside Merl Code, Tom Feelings, Sanco Rembert, Bill Pinkney, and other notable black South Carolinians.