I learned that if you bring black people together, you bring them together with a song. To this day, I don’t understand how people think they can bring anybody together without a song.
Bernice Johnson Reagon Quotes
I just don't think one person has that much to contribute to any subject.
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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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