Richard Robert Wright Jr. | |
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 Richard Robert Wright Jr. | |
| Born | April 16, 1878 |
| Died | December 12, 1967 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Georgia State College |
| Known for | Work on social welfare |
| Spouse | Charlotte Crogman |
| Children | 4 (including Ruth Wright Hayre) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Thesis | The Negro in Pennsylvania: A Study in Economic History (1911) |
Richard Robert Wright Jr. (April 16, 1878 in Cuthbert, Georgia – December 12, 1967) was an American sociologist, social worker, and minister. In 1911, Wright became the first African American to earn a doctorate in sociology from an organized graduate school when he received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Wright was the editor from 1909-1936 for The Christian Recorder, then based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is known as "the oldest existing periodical published by African-Americans in the United States whose existence dated before the Civil War."[3]
- ^ WRIGHT, Richard Robert Jr. bishop, educator. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who. 2009. ISBN 9781849723978.
- ^ Greene, Harry Washington (1946). Holders of Doctorates Among American Negroes. Boston: Meador Publishing Company. p. 47.
- ^ "History". The Christian Recorder. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2018-04-11.