Herbert Harnell Wright Explained

Herbert Harnell Wright (1848 - 1916) was an educator in the United States.^[1] He served as dean and acting president of Fisk University. He graduated from Oberlin.^[2]

He served as dean of Fisk Freed Colored School which became Fisk University.^[3] He was a professor at the university.^[4]

He wrote about "Jubilee Songs at Chapel Exercises".^[5] He was an advocate of Christian values and was a leader of the White Cross League which advocated sexual purity.^[6] He was a director of Mercy Hospital in Nashville.^[7]

He advertised a house for sale by the school.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.fisk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wright-herbertharnellcollection1908-1915.pdf
2. Web site: Annual Report. November 17, 1920. Google Books.
3. Book: Fosler-Lussier, Danielle. Music on the Move. June 10, 2020. University of Michigan Press. 9780472126781 . Google Books.
4. Web site: The American Missionary. November 17, 1906. American Missionary Association. Google Books.
5. Book: To Do This, You Must Know How: Music Pedagogy in the Black Gospel Quartet Tradition. Lynn. Abbott. Doug. Seroff. February 1, 2013. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781496801623 . Google Books.
6. Book: The American Missionary. Volume 44, No. 04, April, 1890. January 18, 2021. Litres. 9785041649500 . Google Books.
7. Book: Culp, Daniel Wallace. Twentieth Century Negro Literature: Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. November 17, 1902. J.L. Nichols & Company. 9780598621122 . Google Books.
8. Web site: The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company. Inc. March 17, 1914. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc.. Google Books.