Francis Cecil Sumner was an American psychologist and educator often called the father of Black psychology. He is best known as the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology, earned at Clark University in 1920, where he worked closely with G. Stanley Hall; his dissertation on the psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Adler was published in what later became the Journal of Genetic Psychology.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionBecame the first African American to earn a PhD in psychology, at Clark University in 1920, and built Howard University's psychology department into an independent program that trained generations of Black psychologists, including Kenneth B. Clark. 1 Notable WorkPsychoanalysis of Freud and Adler (1922 doctoral dissertation) 1 Disputed
Death DateThe article's lead and its Personal life and death section both give January 11, 1954, but its Career section states he died on January 12, 1954; January 11 is treated as correct since it appears twice, including in the dedicated death section. Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Francis Cecil SumnerLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleQuote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Francis Cecil Sumner (December 7, 1895 – January 11, 1954) was an American leader in education reform.
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He is commonly referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology."
Personal life and death section
Sumner died of a heart attack while shoveling snow outside his home in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 1954.
Early life and education section
Francis Cecil Sumner was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on December 7, 1895.
Lead paragraph, epithet clause
He is commonly referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology."
Lead section
Francis Cecil Sumner (December 7, 1895 - January 11, 1954) was an American leader in education reform.
Lead paragraph, first-known-for clause
He is primarily known for being the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in psychology (in 1920).
Lead paragraph, dissertation clause
his dissertation-published in Pedagogical Seminary, which later became the Journal of Genetic Psychology-focused on "Psychoanalysis of Freud and Adler."
In Branch: Black Psychology, Lead
He is commonly referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology." He is primarily known for being the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in psychology (in 1920).
In Branch: Psychology of Religion, Article text
Sumner's primary focus was in the psychology of religion.
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