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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 .
The building, named The Founders Library in honor of the 17 men who founded Howard University, serves as the iconic symbol of the university. Designed by architect Albert Irvin Cassell, construction began in 1937 during the presidency of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson. As the second library built for the university, the cornerstone was laid on June 10 ...
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson: 1911 first African-American president of Howard University [5] Michael A. Lindsey: 1994 Dean of New York University Silver School of Social Work (2022-Present) [6] Calvin Mackie: 1990
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Norma Boyd, Frederick Patterson, Howard University president Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, and members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, during a broadcast of the ...
Jones is the youngest child of Howard University's first Black president, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson. [1] Jones graduated from Wellesley College in 1954 with a bachelors in music history. She went on to study musicology at Columbia University, graduating with her master's degree in 1956. [2]
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson "President of Howard University. For distinguished leadership as first black president." 1930 Henry Hunt "Principal of the Fort Valley High and Industrial School, Fort Valley, GA. For twenty-five years of service in the education of black students." 1931 Richard Berry Harrison
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While attending Morehouse, Davis was a roommate of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, who later served as president of Howard University; they remained longstanding friends. [6] [10] Davis and Johnson both played for Morehouse's football team; Davis was a defensive end. [11] They befriended Charles H. Wesley in 1910 while playing for the team. [11]