John Wright (sociologist) explained

John S. Wright
Birth Date:	1946
Education:	University of Minnesota (BA, MA, PhD)
Discipline:	African American & African Studies
Workplaces:	University of Minnesota

John Samuel Wright (born 1946) is an American sociologist and professor emeritus of African American and African studies and English at the University of Minnesota.He founded the Department of African American and African Studies at the university in 1969.^{[1] [2]}

Books

• Shadowing Ralph Ellison. University Press of Mississippi, 2006.
• Gordon Parks Centennial: His Legacy at Wichita State University
• A Stronger Soul Within a Finer Frame: Portraying Afro-Americans in the Black Renaissance

External links

• Web site: John Wright . University pf Minnesota . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Salai . Katie . Founder of African American Studies department retires . The Minnesota Daily.
2. Web site: Page . Home . John Samuel Wright . Minneapolis Interview Project: A Hennepin History Museum Archive . 10 June 2021.