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Charles Spurgeon Johnson

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(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator

United StatesAcademicsLived 1893 to 1956 · aged 63
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Charles Spurgeon Johnson was an American sociologist and college administrator, the first black president of historically black Fisk University, and a lifelong advocate for racial equality and the advancement of civil rights for African Americans and all ethnic minorities.

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William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

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Charles Spurgeon Johnson was an American sociologist and college administrator, the first black president of historically black Fisk University, and a lifelong advocate for racial equality and the advancement of civil rights for African Americans and all ethnic minorities. He preferred to work collaboratively with liberal white groups in the South, quietly as a "sideline activist," to get practical results.

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United States
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Lived 1893 to 1956 · aged 63
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