Friday, March 21, 2025

Bernice Johnson Reagon


Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942 - 2024)
American song leader, composer, professor of American history,
curator at the Smithsonian, and social activist;
founding member of the Freedom Singers (1960s) and
founder of the all-black female a cappella ensemble 
Sweet Honey in the Rock (1973).

1 comment:

  1. I'm only familiar with her from Sweet Honey in the Rock, but wow, what a career!

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