Was the first african american to earn a doctoral degree in psychology from a university in the us and is considered the father of african american psychology.

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Was the first african american to earn a doctoral degree in psychology from a university in the us and is considered the father of african american psychology.

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Francis C. Sumner - commonly referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology". In 1920 Sumner became the first African American to receive a Ph. D degree in psychology.