I just don't think one person has that much to contribute to any subject. Bernice Johnson Reagon contributepersonsubject Change image and share on social
At the same time all this was happening, there was a folk song revival movement goingon, so the commercial music industry was actually changed by the Civil Rights Movement. Bernice Johnson Reagon changecivilcommercial Change image and share on social
In fact when Sweet Honey was ten years old it was too big for me to run, and I knew it, but I ran it for another thirteen years because I couldn't convince other people to really do it. And this year, I'm not running it. Bernice Johnson Reagon bigconvincefact share on social
One of the biggest things I understood in a program like that was that it allowed more young African American scholars to do field research in the Caribbean and in Africa than had ever happened before in the history of the country and since. Bernice Johnson Reagon africaafricanallow share on social
The first job I had with the Smithsonian was as a field researcher among African American communities in Southwest Louisiana and Arkansas for the festival. Bernice Johnson Reagon africanamericanarkansas Change image and share on social
I went to a church where you could not sing out loud in the service until you had been saved. Bernice Johnson Reagon churchloudsave Change image and share on social
I organized Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1973. The music was sanity and balance. Bernice Johnson Reagon balancehoneymusic Change image and share on social
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. Bernice Johnson Reagon changecivildecember share on social
Personally I discovered that you could go through the academy as a young scholar, come out, and almost immediately have an impact on the academic environment. Bernice Johnson Reagon academicacademydiscover Change image and share on social
I was at the Smithsonian for twenty years, and I'm still at the Smithsonian as a curator emeritus, and I still plan to figure out what that means for me at this point in my life. Bernice Johnson Reagon curatoremeritusfigure Change image and share on social
