GREENSBORO, N.C. – Tuesday marks 41 years since the Greensboro Massacre that robbed five people of their lives. But this is the first year since the city of Greensboro's formal apology for that day, and the role police played in it.

Leaders recently passed a resolution that admits police knew the attackers' plans for that day prior to the march.

Reverend Nelson N. and his wife Joyce Hobson Johnson witnessed the massacre and have fought for justice for years.

“They are close in my heart and really if you look at them represent America,” said Joyce Hobson Johnson, about the five victims. “And we were together as young people in our 20s and 30s at that time trying to make this country what we believed it could be and I still believe it can be and still work for that.”

They say the resolution is a significant step, but there's still work to do.

They also believe this election could have longterm effects on social justice in our country.

“We don’t have to name parties or candidates,” Reverend Nelson N. Johnson said. “We have to have confidence that people know the difference between truth and falsehood, between meanness and some spirit of generosity.”

The Johnson’s also believe Greensboro has positioned itself to be a significant player on the state and national stage in the fight for social justice.