Bernice Johnson Reagon

Biography

Bernice Johnson Reagon was a renowned American song leader, composer, and civil rights activist. She co-founded the Freedom Singers in the early 1960s and went on to establish Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1973, leading the all-black female a cappella ensemble until 2006. Her work with the Albany Singing Movement helped unify disparate groups through collective singing, promoting social justice through music.