Mordecai Johnson, the first black president of Howard University, died on Sept. 10, 1976. The son of former slaves, Johnson, 86, was born on Jan. 4, 1890 in Paris Tenn. He served at Howard from 1926 to 1960.
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Mordecai Johnson, the first black president of Howard University, died on Sept. 10, 1976. The son of former slaves, Johnson, 86, was born on Jan. 4, 1890 in Paris Tenn. He served at Howard from 1926 to 1960.