Robert Williams (psychologist)

Robert Lee Williams II (February 20, 1930 – August 12, 2020) was an American professor emeritus of psychology and African and Afro-American studies  at the Washington University in St. Louis. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He was a well known person in the history of African-American Psychology.  He was well known as a critic of racial and cultural biases in IQ testing. He created the Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity. He was a founding member of the Association of Black Psychologists, and served as its second president.

Williams died on August 12, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 90.Obituary: Robert L. Williams II, founding director of Black Studies program, 90

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