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Apr 16, 1878 Cuthbert, Georgia, United States Died on 12 Dec 1967 (aged 89) Aries
Richard R. Wright Jr. - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Richard R. Wright Jr.
- 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.
