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Charles S. Johnson, First African-American President of Fisk University (1946-1956)
Charles S. Johnson, First African-American President of Fisk University (1946-1956)

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January 9, 1866

Imagine what it would be like if you were not allowed to go to school to learn while others around you were. After they were freed from slavery when the Civil War ended in 1865, African Americans thirsted for books and education, but were not allowed to attend schools where white kids went. Guess what happened.
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