E. Franklin Frazier
Sociologist, Author
1894 – 1962
Who was E. Franklin Frazier?
Edward Franklin Frazier, was an American sociologist. His 1932 Ph.D. dissertation The Negro Family in Chicago, later released as a book The Negro Family in the United States in 1939, analyzed the cultural and historical forces that influenced the development of the African-American family from the time of slavery. The book was awarded the 1940 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for the most significant work in the field of race relations. This book was among the first sociological works on blacks researched and written by a black person. He helped draft the UNESCO statement The Race Question in 1950.
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- Born
- Sep 24, 1894
Baltimore - Also known as
- Edward Franklin Frazier
- Edward Frazier
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Howard University
- Clark University
- University of Chicago
- Lived in
- Baltimore
- Died
- May 17, 1962
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on July 23, 2013
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