Lida mordecai biography of barack

  • A nationally recognized innovator in education, Dr. Linda M. Thor is an elected member of the Governing Board of the Maricopa Community College District.
  • Mordecai Wyatt Johnson (January 4, 1890 – September 10, 1976) was an American educator and pastor.
  • In this conversation, Dr. Mordecai speaks with Julie Golder, Vice President of Search Services for the Association of Community College Trustees.

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    Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

    Pastor and president of Howard University

    Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

    BornJanuary 4, 1890

    Paris, Tennessee

    DiedSeptember 10, 1976

    Washington, D.C.

    Alma materMorehouse College
    Harvard University
    EmployerHoward University
    Known forFirst African-American president of Howard University
    AwardsSpingarn Medal

    Mordecai Wyatt Johnson (January 4, 1890 – September 10, 1976) was an American educator and pastor. He served as the first African-American president of Howard University, from 1926 until 1960. Johnson has been considered one of the three leading African-American preachers of the early 20th-century, along with Vernon Johns and Howard Thurman.

    Early life

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    Johnson was born on January 12, 1890, in Paris, Tennessee, to parents who were former slaves. His father was Reverend Wyatt J. Johnson, a preacher and mill worker. His mother, Carolyn Freeman, was a domestic worker for one of the prominent families in town.[1]

    Education

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    Johnson attended a small elementary school in his native town. Afterward, he moved to Nashville, where he studied at Roger Williams University. Later he studied at Howe Institute in Memphis.

    He transferred to the Atlanta Baptist College (now Morehouse