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Person Detail: Thomas A Johnson
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| Full Name: Thomas A Johnson | ||
| Biography: (1928-2008) Writer. Thomas A. Johnson was the first black reporter to work for Newsday, and later for The New York Times, making him one of the first black journalists to work as a foreign correspondent for a major daily newspaper. |
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| 1928 |
(Unknown) County Thomas Aldrige Johnson was born in Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1928. |
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| 1954 |
Nassau County Johnson graduated from Long Island University with a degree in journalism in 1954. |
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| 1963 |
New York County Johnson was hired by Newsday as a civil rights reporter in 1963. He continued to recruit several black reporters. |
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| 1969 |
New York County Johnson taught a journalism course at New York University from 1969 to 1972 called, "Race and the News Media". |
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| 2008 |
Queens County Johnson lived at the New York State Veterans Home in Saint Albans, Queens, New York. |
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| 2008 |
Queens County Thomas A. Johnson died in Queens, New York in 2008. He was 79. |
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New York County The Johnson family moved to New York during Thomas' childhood. |
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(Unknown) County Johnson published an autobiography -- distributed by the Maynard Institute. |
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