Richard R. Wright Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard R. Wright Jr.

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1878

Place of Birth: Cuthbert, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1967

Profession: sociologist, social worker

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.