He taught students who would make historical strides themselves, including Marian Anderson, Robert McFerrin and Shirley Verrett.
In 1951, the Hall Johnson Choir was selected by the U.S. Department of State to represent the United States at the International Festival of Fine Arts in Berlin, Germany.
Hall Johnson’s life would end on April 30, 1970 when he died in an apartment fire. He was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame five years later.
Little Known Black History Fact: Hall Johnson was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
