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NAME: Bernice Johnson Reagon
OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Songwriter, Singer
BIRTH DATE: October 04, 1942 (Age: 70)
EDUCATION: Spelman College, Howard University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Albany, Georgia
ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

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Musician and historian Bernice Johnson Reagon was a civil rights activist known for her political songs.

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Historian and musician Bernice Johnson Reagon became popular in the civil rights movement for her political songs, which incorporated traditional African and African-American music. In 1977 she established the Smithsonian's Program in Black American Culture.

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