Francis Cecil Sumner (1895-1954)

• Sumner attended Lincoln University, California, and Clark University, Massachusetts.
• He was the first Black person to receive a PhD in psychology and is often known as the ‘Father of Black Psychology’.
• Along with two others, Sumner worked at the core of the Howard University Psychology Department for 15 years, and also chaired the department.
• He conducted research that addressed racist biases in psychological research on Black Americans, despite being refused funding because of his race.

Text: American Psychological Association (Accessed 6 June 2021)

Image: © African American Registry

Author: Ellie Glover (2021) LJMU Student

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