10 Notable alumni of
Johnson C Smith University
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Johnson C Smith University is 3261st in the world, 1105th in North America, and 1047th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Johnson C Smith University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mary McLeod Bethune
- Occupations
- missionaryjournalistwriterreligious leaderhuman rights defender
- Biography
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Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, and proceeded to establish the Aframerican Women's Journal, which was the flagship journal of the organization. She presided over other African-American women's organizations, including the National Association for Colored Women. Bethune became the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as the secretary to lead the National Youth Association (NYA).
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Dorothy Counts
- Occupations
- student
- Biography
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Dorothy "Dot" Counts-Scoggins is an American civil rights pioneer who was one of the first black students admitted to Harry P. Harding High School during school integration in the United States. After four days of harassment that threatened her safety, her parents withdrew her from the school, but the images of Counts-Scoggins being verbally assaulted by her white classmates were seen around the world.
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Eva M. Clayton
- Enrolled in Johnson C Smith University
- In 1955 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politiciandirector
- Biography
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Eva Clayton is an American politician from North Carolina. On taking her seat in the United States House of Representatives following a special election in 1992, Clayton became the first African American to represent North Carolina in the House since George Henry White was elected to his second and last term in 1898. She was re-elected and served for five terms. In 2003, Clayton was appointed Assistant Director-General of the United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), based in Rome.
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Grover Covington
- Occupations
- Canadian football player
- Biography
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Grover Covington is an American former professional football defensive end who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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Clarence F. Stephens
- Enrolled in Johnson C Smith University
- Studied in 1934-1938
- Occupations
- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Clarence Francis Stephens was an American mathematician. He is credited with inspiring students and faculty at SUNY Potsdam to form the most successful United States undergraduate mathematics degree programs in the past century. Stephens was recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2018 Honoree.
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Sandra L. Townes
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Sandra Lynn Townes was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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Faya Ora Rose Touré
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 81)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Faya Ora Rose Touré, born Rose M. Gaines, is an American civil rights activist and lawyer who was Alabama’s first black woman judge. Henry Sanders is her husband.
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Chris Smith
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christopher L. Smith was a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, who represented the 31st District, which includes eastern Broward County since 2012.
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Gary Siplin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gary Anthony Siplin was a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 19th District from 2003. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 through 2002.
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Larry Hall
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Larry Dwight Hall is an American politician. A longtime member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, he served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Roy Cooper from 2017 through January 2021.
