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“Bishop Johnson’s Rites Conducted; VU 1st Black Grad”

Newsclipping titled, "Bishop Johnson’s Rites Conducted; VU 1st Black Grad"

“Bishop Johnson’s Rites Conducted; VU 1st Black Grad”
The Tennessean September 30, 1979
RG 910 News and Public Affairs
Vanderbilt University Archives

Chancellor Heard’s eulogizing words echo Johnson’s enduring relationship to the University: “he has consistently brought wise and useful counsel to the deliberations of the board.”