Dr. Robert David Johnson (born 1967), also known as KC Johnson, is a history professor at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate Center.
To the general public, Johnson is probably best-known as a vehement critic of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong and some members of the Duke University faculty and administration concerning the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case, when three Duke students were accused, and later exonerat...
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Dr. Robert David Johnson (born 1967), also known as KC Johnson, is a history professor at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate Center.
To the general public, Johnson is probably best-known as a vehement critic of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong and some members of the Duke University faculty and administration concerning the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case, when three Duke students were accused, and later exonerated, of sexual assault. Johnson has disseminated his ideas via a blog, "Durham in Wonderland", and a co-authored book, Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustice of the Duke lacrosse case.
Professor Johnson's trademark is the bow tie, which he can often be seen wearing at events and conferences.
Johnson was raised in Scarborough, Maine, the son of Maine schoolteachers. His father, Robert Johnson, was a star basketball player at Fitchburg State College leading the nation in scoring at 39.1 points per game in 1964....
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