Person Detail: Thomas A Johnson

General Information:
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.
Author's Timeline:
1928		(Unknown) County Thomas Aldrige Johnson was born in Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1928.
1954		Nassau County Johnson graduated from Long Island University with a degree in journalism in 1954.
1963		New York County Johnson was hired by Newsday as a civil rights reporter in 1963. He continued to recruit several black reporters.
1969		New York County Johnson taught a journalism course at New York University from 1969 to 1972 called, "Race and the News Media".
2008		Queens County Johnson lived at the New York State Veterans Home in Saint Albans, Queens, New York.
2008		Queens County Thomas A. Johnson died in Queens, New York in 2008. He was 79.
?		New York County The Johnson family moved to New York during Thomas' childhood.
?		(Unknown) County Johnson published an autobiography -- distributed by the Maynard Institute.

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