Bernice Johnson
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Bernice Johnson is an American singer, composer, scholar, and civil rights activist best known as the founder of the African American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernice Johnson canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ music historian ⓘ scholar ⓘ singer ⓘ song leader ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| child | Toshi Reagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-10-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Albany State College
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Howard University NERFINISHED ⓘ Spelman College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
American University
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Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Johnson Reagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American music
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civil rights history ⓘ ethnomusicology ⓘ |
| founded | Sweet Honey in the Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
a cappella
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folk music ⓘ gospel music ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
SNCC Freedom Singers
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Bernice Johnson Reagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock
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“If You Don’t Go, Don’t Hinder Me” NERFINISHED ⓘ “We Who Believe in Freedom: Sweet Honey in the Rock Still on the Journey” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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composer ⓘ scholar ⓘ singer ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Albany, Georgia
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Dougherty County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Cordell Reagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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