Analysis Of Robert Guthrie's Even The Rat Was White

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Texts and Authors “Dr. Guthrie sheds light on the embarrassment that was early psychology and its extraordinary dedication to racism and, with his work, changed that discipline forever,” states William Grier’s forward for Robert Guthrie’s own Even the Rat Was White: A Historical View of Psychology (Grier, p. xi). After attending Florida A & M University in 1948 for his bachelor’s degree, Guthrie joined the military to fulfill draft requirements before returning to finish his degree (O’Connor, 2001. He went on to earn his Masters degree at the University of Kentucky followed by his doctorate in psychology at the U.S. International University in 1970 (O’Connor, 2001. He was the first African-American professor at San Diego Mesa College and one of the founding members of the Association of Black …show more content…

Even the Rat Was White, first published in 1976, includes research, writing, and discussions addressing Guthrie’s belief that “the profession of psychology had maintained an unhealthy alliance with several racist

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