Mordecai: The Man and His Message The Story of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson by Richard I. McKinney Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, the first African-American president of Howard University, served as such for thirty-four years, from September 1926 to June 1960. Mordecai comprises a biographical portrait and selected addresses and sermons of this internationally renowned platform speaker. A controversial figure, Dr. Johnson is credited with successfully strengthening the academic program at Howard and increasing enrollment. He promoted high academic standards for students and faculty and established tenure for professors.

Dr. McKinney chronicles Dr. Johnson's personal and professional life from his early years in Paris, Tennessee, through his college years in Atlanta and Chicago, his pastorate in Charleston, and his subsequent presidency at Howard. Mordecai concludes with six sermons and seven addresses by this charismatic orator. Richard McKinney is professor of philosophy emeritus, Morgan State University, and former chair of the Department of Philosophy. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, Andover Newton Theology School, and Yale University. Dr. McKinney has taught and served as dean of the School of Religion at Virginia Union University and president of Storer College.

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6" x 9" 354 pages
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