BY WALTER OPINDE On June 26, 1926, at the age of 36 years old, Johnson was unanimously elected the eleventh president of Howard University, becoming the first African-American to serve as the permanent head of that institution. Before his appointment, Mordecai had served as professor of economics and history at Morehouse. As well, he had […]

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