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In June 1898, Wright's son Richard R. Wright Jr. received the first baccalaureate degree awarded by Georgia State Industrial College. Wright Jr. was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, having studied in the new field of sociology. He became a professor and later president of Wilberforce University in ...
Another prominent member of the association was Richard R. Wright Sr., President of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth (Savannah State University). The Association's twelve founding members included many of Black Savannah's professional, business, and cultural leaders.
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
On Nov. 30, Richard Darden, the attorney for Rashiid Wright, filed a pre-trial motion to exclude statements made by Wright's ex-girlfriend and drugs found at the scene of the crime.
Portrait of an American military officer, educator and college president, politician, civil rights advocate and banking entrepreneur. He also founded Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth, which is now known as Savannah State University. Date: 2 January 1940: Source: University of Pennsylvania Archives: Author: University of ...
Lee State Prison Leesburg: Medium 762 Adult males Long Unit: Ludowici: Medium 212 Adult males Macon State Prison: Oglethorpe: Close 1762 Adult males Montgomery State Prison Mount Vernon: Medium 418 Adult males Phillips State Prison: Buford: Close 925 Adult males Pulaski State Prison: Hawkinsville: Medium 1211 Adult females Rogers State Prison ...
Alice Riley's tale is one of the most haunting and tragic stories in Savannah's rich history. Arriving in the 18th century as an indentured servant, Riley faced a tough life.
Athletic Saga of Savannah State College (1992). Richard R. Wright, Sr., at GSIC, 1891-1921 – A Protean Force for the Social Uplift and Higher Education of Black Americans (1996). An Historical Guide to Laurel Grove Cemetery South (1998). All That Savannah Jazz…From Brass Bands, Vaudeville, to Rhythm and Blues (1999, Savannah State University).