Richard R. Wright Jr.
(1878-1967)
American sociologist, social worker and minister
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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. Wright was the editor for The Christian Recorder, "the oldest existing periodical published by African-Americans in the United States whose existence dated before the Civil War," from 1909–1936.
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16 April 1878 Cuthbert, Georgia
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12 December 1967 (aged 89)
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