First African-American president of Howard University
Awards
Spingarn Medal
Mordecai Johnson, president of Howard University, serving portions of Thanksgiving turkey to members of his family in 1942.
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.
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MordecaiWyattJohnson (January 4, 1890 – September 10, 1976) was an American educator and pastor. He served as the first African-American president of...
renovated and made a dormitory for women. From 1926 to 1960, preacher MordecaiWyattJohnson was Howard University's first African-American president. The Great...
the youngest child of Howard University's first Black president, MordecaiWyattJohnson. Jones graduated from Wellesley College in 1954 with a bachelors...
depicting the life and struggle of Americans of Negro descent." 1929 MordecaiWyattJohnson "President of Howard University. For distinguished leadership as...
credit for the 1953 and 1956 Academy Awards for best screenplay MordecaiWyattJohnson, 85, African-American preacher and educator, and the first black...
Irvin Cassell, construction began in 1937 during the presidency of MordecaiWyattJohnson. As the second library built for the university, the cornerstone...
into a hospital, he died on August 28, 1924, of pneumonia. Rev. MordecaiWyattJohnson preceded over his funeral service which was held at the First Baptist...
politics, setting off a chain of scandals. At university president MordecaiWyattJohnson's request, he goaded white professor of chemistry Jacob Shohan (Ph...
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Kelly Shenandoah (1965) as Pastor Bjoerling Tammy (1965–66) as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton Gunsmoke(1965) as Cousin Claudius The Great Race (1965) as Sheriff...
Short film The Nutcracker Sweet Owl Voice 2016 Miracle in the Valley Judge Mordecai Price 2017 Joe's War Harry Direct-to-video CarGo Art Voice In Vino Charles...
Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023. Wyatt, Jim (March 29, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Acquire Chiefs Cornerback...
Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008. Wyatt, Edward (May 26, 2008). "A Few Tremors in Oprahland". The New York Times...
Wrestling Federation 2002 The Johnsons NWA: Total Nonstop Action 2003 Rico Constantino World Wrestling Entertainment 2004 Mordecai 2005 Jillian Hall 2006 Vito...
Fame, Raleigh City Museum, J. C. Raulston Arboretum, Joel Lane House, Mordecai House, Montfort Hall, and the Pope House Museum. The Carolina Hurricanes...
Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019. Johnson, Kay (September 7, 2007). "Oliver Stone Goes Back to War". Time. Archived...
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