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'''William Henry Grier''' (February 7, 1926 - September 3, 2015) was an American psychiatrist. He was born on February 7, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Henry Grier, a postal worker who lost his job when Grier was 12; the family subsequently moved to Detroit, Michigan to live for a time with family.<ref name="Chawkins2015">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-william-grier-20150911-story.html|title=William H. Grier dies at 89; psychiatrist and co-author of 'Black Rage'|last=Chawkins|first=Steve|date=11 September 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> |
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He attended [[Howard University]] but left after a year to the [[University of Michigan]] where he received his bachelor of science degree (1945) and then his M.D.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/william-h-grier-psychiatrist-who-delved-into-black-rage-in-1960s-dies-at-89.html|title=William H. Grier, Psychiatrist Who Delved Into 'Black Rage' in 1960s, Dies at 89|last=Grimes|first=William|date=2015-09-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-15|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He became a psychiatrist.<ref name="Chawkins2015" /> He was sent overseas as part of the Korean War and contracted polio which left him with a permanent limp.<ref name="Chawkins2015" /> |
He attended [[Howard University]] but left after a year to the [[University of Michigan]] where he received his bachelor of science degree (1945) and then his M.D.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/william-h-grier-psychiatrist-who-delved-into-black-rage-in-1960s-dies-at-89.html|title=William H. Grier, Psychiatrist Who Delved Into 'Black Rage' in 1960s, Dies at 89|last=Grimes|first=William|date=2015-09-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-15|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He became a psychiatrist.<ref name="Chawkins2015" /> He was sent overseas as part of the Korean War and contracted polio which left him with a permanent limp.<ref name="Chawkins2015" /> |
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Revision as of 01:55, 7 March 2021
William Henry Grier (February 7, 1926 - September 3, 2015) was an American psychiatrist. He was born on February 7, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Henry Grier, a postal worker who lost his job when Grier was 12; the family subsequently moved to Detroit, Michigan to live for a time with family.[1]
He attended Howard University but left after a year to the University of Michigan where he received his bachelor of science degree (1945) and then his M.D.[2] He became a psychiatrist.[1] He was sent overseas as part of the Korean War and contracted polio which left him with a permanent limp.[1]
He first worked as a psychiatrist in Detroit before moving to San Francisco, where he met Price M. Cobbs. Together, they published the book Black Rage in 1968.[3] Black Rage was a groundbreaking work on race and became required reading in college classes.[4] In 1971, they co-wrote another book about black churches called The Jesus Bag.
He was the chairman of the department of psychiatry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee in the 1970s. He then had a psychiatric practice in San Diego until he retired in the 1990s.[4]
Family
He is the father of David Alan Grier.
Death
He died on September 3, 2015 in Carlsbad, California.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Chawkins, Steve (11 September 2015). "William H. Grier dies at 89; psychiatrist and co-author of 'Black Rage'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Grimes, William (2015-09-11). "William H. Grier, Psychiatrist Who Delved Into 'Black Rage' in 1960s, Dies at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Grimes, William (11 September 2016). "William H. Grier, Psychiatrist Who Delved Into 'Black Rage' in 1960s, Dies at 89". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "William H. Grier dies at 89; psychiatrist and co-author of 'Black Rage'". Los Angeles Times. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
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