There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.
Bernice Johnson ReagonWhen I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.
Bernice Johnson ReagonWhat would you be like if you had white hair and had not given up your principles? It might be wise as you deal with coalition efforts to think about the possibilities of going for fifty years.
Bernice Johnson ReagonI started graduate school in 1971, I started working at the Smithsonian in the festival in 1972. I went full-time at the Smithsonian in 1974. And I got my doctorate in 1975.
Bernice Johnson Reagon