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
If I had been at a University I don't think I would have been able to have the experience I had in my Smithsonian work. I don't think I have been as successful. Bernice Johnson Reagon experiencesmithsoniansuccessful 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
But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public. Bernice Johnson Reagon generalhistorianinterest Change image and share on social
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. Bernice Johnson Reagon challengediscoverlife Change image and share on social
When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement. Bernice Johnson Reagon civilculturegraduate Change image and share on social
And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs. Bernice Johnson Reagon knowproofreligion Change image and share on social
