The Man Who Armed a Movement with Truth

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Dr. Charles S. Johnson

Michael Webster

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Michael Webster
22 November 2025

Biography: general; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Social welfare & social services; Political activism

Charles S. Johnson (1893-1956) was a man of quiet force, a figure whose multifaceted career shaped the modern era from behind the scenes. He was the pioneering sociologist whose meticulous data-driven reports on the Chicago Race Riot provided the first objective analysis of urban systemic racism. He was the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance, providing the crucial platform, funding, and patronage for Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and a generation of artists through Opportunity magazine.

Driven by an unwavering belief in empirical truth, Johnson dedicated his life to translating Black reality into irrefutable fact. His deep-South fieldwork on sharecroppers for Shadow of the Plantation informed the New Deal and served as the critical foundation for An American Dilemma. Finally, as the first Black president of Fisk University, he built a center of academic excellence that trained the next wave of Civil Rights leaders.

This definitive biography reveals how Johnson strategically wielded science, culture, and institutional power to wage a quiet, relentless war against prejudice, providing the evidence base upon which the legal and moral victories of the Civil Rights Era were founded. Approx.172 pages, 31100 word count

By: Michael Webster
Imprint: Michael Webster
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9798231227846
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 22 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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The Man Who Armed a Movement with Truth

Dr. Charles S. Johnson

Michael Webster

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