Stephen J. Wright | |
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Born | Stephen Junius Wright Jr. September 8, 1910 [1] |
Died | April 16, 1996
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 85)
Alma mater |
Hampton University Howard University New York University |
Occupation | University administrator |
Known for | President of Fisk University (1957–1966) |
Spouse | Rosalind Wright |
Stephen Junius Wright Jr. (September 8, 1910 – April 16, 1996) [2] was an American academic administrator. He served as the seventh president of Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1957 to 1966. [3] [4] He was also the president of the United Negro College Fund. [5] In 1960, Wright served on a committee chaired by Madison Sarratt to put an end to the Nashville sit-ins. [6]
Wright served on the National Commission for Libraries appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. [7]