Henry Garrett
Psychologist, Author
1894 – 1973
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Who was Henry Garrett?
Henry Edward Garrett was an American psychologist and segregationist. Garrett was President of the American Psychological Association in 1946 and Chair of Psychology at Columbia University from 1941 to 1955. After he left Columbia, he taught at the University of Virginia, where his racial ideas were supported by the dominant state political leadership represented by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, who promoted Massive Resistance to school integration.
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- Born
- Jan 27, 1894
Virginia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- University of Virginia
- Died
- Jun 26, 1973
Charlottesville
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on July 23, 2013
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