Hannibal B. Johnson (born January 27, 1959) is a writer, educator, and activist who specializes in teaching African-American history.

Hannibal B. Johnson was born on January 27, 1959 in Clarksville, Arkansas.^[1] He graduated from Northside Highschool.^[2] He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, and Harvard Law School.^[2] He has also taught law at the University of Tulsa College of Law, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Oklahoma.^[3]

Johnson is most well known for his efforts in preserving the history of the Greenwood District,^[4] also known as Black Wall Street, and his work revolving around the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.^[2] In 1998, Black Wall Street: from Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District.^[5] This was followed by the 2021 book Black Wall Street 100: An American City Grapples With Its Historical Racial Trauma.^[6] He published 10 Ways We Can Advance Social Justice Without Destroying Each Other in 2024.^[7] For his contributions to through literature and activism, Johnson was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on November 18, 2021.^[8]

Johnson has also served as a commissioner on the Oklahoma Advisory Council to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and currently serves on the 400 Years of African American History Commission.^[9] Johnson has also served on multiple educational committees, including the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission,^[10] and been the curator for the Greenwood Rising Historical Center.^[11]