Psychoanalysis of Freud and Adler

Author

Francis Cecil Sumner, Clark University

Date of Award

6-1922

Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Psychology

Keywords

Francis Cecil Sumner, G. Stanley Hall, Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler

Abstract

Francis Cecil Sumner was the first Black man to receive a PhD in psychology. His mentor, G. Stanley Hall, personally chaired this dissertation. Sumner became known as the "Father of Black Psychology". He went on to teach at Wilberforce University and West Virginia State College, and then chaired the psychology department at Howard University from 1930 to 1954.

Recommended Citation

Sumner, Francis Cecil, "Psychoanalysis of Freud and Adler" (1922). Historical Dissertations & Theses. 1.
https://commons.clarku.edu/hist_disstheses/1