Bennett Johnson papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Bennett Johnson papers
Identifier: BMRC.HARSH.JOHNSON_BENNETT
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional library
Language: English
Size: 39.0 Linear feet
Dates: 1968-1995
Creator: Johnson, Bennett J., 1929-

Biographical/Historical note

Bennett Johnson, a graduate of Roosevelt University with Harold Washington, has been a civil rights and radical activist since the 1940s. He was a leader in the March on Conventions movement, Protest at the Polls, and the NAACP. He was one of the early activists in Harold Washington’s successful campaign for Mayor of Chicago. Johnson was co-founder of Path Press, a Black-owned publishing house.

Scope and Contents note

Johnson's papers include correspondence, minutes, programs, manuscripts and memorabilia.

Related Archival Materials note

Rev. Addie and Rev. Claude Wyatt Papers - Chicago Public Library - Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Path Press Archives - Chicago Public Library - Carter G. Woodson Regional Library

Processing Information note

This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 November 16 by Andrew Steadham.

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