Francis Sumner, PhD, and Inez Beverly Prosser, PhD.
Title
Francis Sumner, PhD, and Inez Beverly Prosser, PhD.
Description
Brief biographical sketches of the first two African Americans psychologist , male and female, to get a Ph.D. in this discipline.
Francis Sumner, PhD, is referred to as the “Father of Black Psychology” because he was the first African American to receive a PhD degree in psychology.
Inez Beverly Prosser, PhD, was the first African American woman to receive her doctoral degree in psychology. Prosser was born in Texas in 1895.
Francis Sumner, PhD, is referred to as the “Father of Black Psychology” because he was the first African American to receive a PhD degree in psychology.
Inez Beverly Prosser, PhD, was the first African American woman to receive her doctoral degree in psychology. Prosser was born in Texas in 1895.
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Date
2012
Collection
Citation
“Francis Sumner, PhD, and Inez Beverly Prosser, PhD.,” Anti-Racism Digital Library, accessed October 3, 2023, https://sacred.omeka.net/items/show/387.
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