But I’m a historian. I wasn’t interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public.
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| Birth: | 4th October, 1942 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Composer, Lyricist, Singer |
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The daughter of Baptist minister J.J. and Beatrice Johnson, Bernice was born and raised in southwest Georgia, where music was an integral part of life. She entered Albany State College in 1959 where she began her study of music. She also became active in the local NAACP chapter and then the SNCC. After being expelled from Albany State because of an arrest for her civil rights activism, she attended Spelman College briefly.
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