"the 'Negro problem'-that condition which is peculiar to Negroes, and common to them-is rather found in the attitude of the White race toward the Negro; an attitude of majority which seeks to shut out a minority from the enjoyment of the whole social and economic life."
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Social activistsAfrican AmericansSociologists from the United StatesPeople from Georgia (U.S. state)Methodist bishops
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Wright Jr. 87 Years Behind the Black Curtain: An Autobiography. 1965
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Richard R. Wright Jr.
Richard Robert Wright Jr. (born April 16, 1878 in Cuthbert, Georgia, died December 12, 1967) was an American sociologist, social worker, and minister.
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