Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A sociologist and activist whose research and writings produced some of the earliest sociological surveys of African Americans, contributing foundational work to the Black intellectual tradition.
AP course connection
Topic 3.15: 3.15 Black History Education and African American Studies