Acting
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Born — Died
1942-10-04 — 2024-07-16
Known for
Acting
Credits
3 titles
She was an American song leader, composer, scholar, and civil rights activist. In the early 1960s, she was a founding member of the Freedom Singers.
Known for
8.1An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965.
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
2007
NRCreated from the 16mm archive of the groundbreaking "You Got to Move" (a 1985 film about educating activists in the civil rights and labor movements at the legendary Highlander Center), "They Say I'm Your Teacher" focuses on another agent of change, Bernice Robinson. This hairdresser from South Carolina sought to extend voter registration by teaching at Citizenship Education Schools.
They Say I'm Your Teacher
2019
8.0A documentary that follows people from communities in the Southern United States in their various processes of becoming involved in social change, with special emphasis on the work the
You Got to Move
1985