“I think the Civil Rights Movement changed that trajectory for me. The first thing I did was leave school. I was suspended for my participation in Movement demonstrations in my hometown, December, 1961.Quote by Bernice Johnson ReagonTopics: Quotes about Bernice Johnson ReagonShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
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I started graduate school in 1971, I started working at the Smithsonian in the festival...#Bernice Johnson Reagon
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