Donald R. Wright

Donald R. Wright is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, Emeritus at SUNY-Cortland, where he taught African, African-American, and world history for 31 years. He was born in Richmond, Indiana and earned degrees from DePauw and Indiana Universities before moving to New York's Finger Lakes Region. His notable works include 'Oral Traditions from the Gambia' and 'African Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins Through the American Revolution'.