Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died
![Bernice Johnson Reagon, seen here at the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church in 2009 in New York City.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/gettyimages-85074087-6677dfd9db6b8ffcdc3225a0d6c781efc39071e7.jpg)
The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died at the age of 81.
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The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died at the age of 81.
(Image credit: Astrid Stawiarz)