![[Letter to Chancellor Alexander Heard from Bishop Joseph A. Johnson]](https://exhibitions.library.vanderbilt.edu/colorandconflict-divinity/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2023/10/BOT-Joseph-A-Johnson-Jr_Johnson-to-Heard_19780425_page-01-1500-640x480.jpg)
Life of the Preacher
The many of shades of Bishop Johnson’s relationship with his alma mater are both complex and compelling. Renegotiating his ties to Vanderbilt, first as divinity student, then scholar, and finally board of trust member, required a mastery of the gray spaces.
![[Extemporaneous Board of Trust Meeting Remarks by Bishop Joseph A. Johnson]](https://exhibitions.library.vanderbilt.edu/colorandconflict-divinity/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2023/10/BOT-Joseph-A-Johnson-Jr_19781027_page-01-1500-640x480.jpg)
