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Name
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Robert Johnson
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Description
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Robert Johnson served as president of the Association of Black Collegians (ABC) during the pivotal 1968 campus protests. He authored the “Black Manifesto,” a document demanding institutional accountability and the creation of a Black Studies program at Washington University. His leadership during the sit-in helped bring about lasting change, including the establishment of African and African American Studies as a formal academic program.
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Bio
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Robert Johnson served as president of the Association of Black Collegians (ABC) during the pivotal 1968 campus protests. He authored the “Black Manifesto,” a document demanding institutional accountability and the creation of a Black Studies program at Washington University. His leadership during the sit-in helped bring about lasting change, including the establishment of African and African American Studies as a formal academic program.
