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Shelton Johnson

Shelton Johnson dreamed of mountains as a boy, living in inner city Detroit.

Shelton Johnson

Shelton Johnson

Shelton Johnson dreamed of mountains as a boy, living in inner city Detroit.

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Shelton Johnson Biography

Shelton Johnson dreamed of mountains as a boy, living in inner city Detroit. Shelton had never been to a mountain range in the United States and his only experiences with nature and wildlife came through television and movie screens.

Enrolled in an MFA program at the University of Michigan, Shelton Johnson applied to be a seasonal worker at Yellowstone, thinking the park would provide a quiet place to work on his writing. "I got off a bus in Gardiner, Montana," Shelton remembers, "right outside the north entrance....And as I was stepping down onto the ground, there was a bison – a 2,000-pound animal – walking by. There was no one else around and the bison was just strolling by! I looked up at the driver and I said, 'Does this happen all the time?' And he looked at me and said, 'All the time.' And I said to myself, 'I have arrived.'"

Shelton Johnson has been working in national parks ever since, spending time in Yellowstone, Great Basin, and as an interpreter at Fort Dupont Park in the Anacostia section of Washington, DC. There, Shelton met students like himself and his friends who had grown up in Detroit – tough inner-city black kids whose understanding of nature was about as distant as Mars. "That's when I first made the resolution that I had to figure out how to connect these kids with nature, to get them to have a nature experience."

Shelton found his key for connecting with audiences after being transferred to Yosemite. Deep in the archives of the park, he stumbled across a faded photo of buffalo soldiers who had patrolled Yosemite at the turn of the 20th century. Since 1998, Shelton Johnson has told the story of the Buffalo Soldiers in the national parks – in print, on camera, and in person. He has traveled to public schools and spoken with kids throughout America. He has tracked down descendants of the soldiers, authored an award-winning website, and been lauded by civic groups and governments for his work. During evening programs and daytime ranger walks in Yosemite, he tells the story through the dramatic portrayal of a character he's developed: Sergeant Elizy Boman.

Shelton Johnson was cited for his extensive collaboration with Ken Burns during the filming of the landmark documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." Shelton appeared in the film extensively, reflecting on his experiences as a National Park Service ranger. He also worked on a collaborative project, telling the previously untold stories of diverse peoples in national parks. These messages are reaching far beyond Yosemite National Park and have facilitated lasting connections between African Americans and their national parks.

All the while, Shelton Johnson has remained true to the reason he started this work. "I can't forget that little black kid in Detroit," he says. "And I can't not think of the other kids, just like me – in Detroit, Oakland, Watts, Anacostia – today. How do I get them here? How do I let them know about the buffalo soldier history, to let them know that we, too, have a place here? How do I make that bridge, and make it shorter and stronger? Every time I go to work and put the uniform on, I think about them."

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Shelton Johnson Videos

  • Park Ranger Shelton Johnson Talks About Oprah Winfrey At Yosemite
    Park Ranger Shelton Johnson Talks About Oprah Winfrey At Yosemite
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    Shelton Johnson: The Best Idea America Ever Had - YouTube
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