page_title: Richard R. Wright
hierarchical_section_title: Richard R. Wright
caption_attribution_description: English: Richard Robert Wright, Sr. Portrait, 1921 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.
context_page_description: Richard Robert Wright Sr. was an American military officer, educator and college president, politician, civil rights advocate and banking entrepreneur. Among his many accomplishments, he founded a high school, a college and a bank. He also founded the National Freedom Day Association.
context_section_description: Richard Robert Wright Sr. (May 16, 1855 – July 2, 1947) was an American military officer, educator and college president, politician, civil rights advocate and banking entrepreneur. Among his many accomplishments, he founded a high school, a college and a bank. He also founded the National Freedom Day Association.
caption: Richard Robert Wright Sr., 1921
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