![]() He decided to focus his dissertation on the belief systems of African Americans in the South. While at Yale, Puckett became interested in incorporating his knowledge of African American culture into his work as a sociologist. ![]() He began teaching at Western University (now Case Western University) in Cleveland in 1922. After completing an undergraduate degree at Mississippi College, Puckett continued his education at Yale University, where he received a master’s and doctorate in sociology. Working at the factory brought the younger Puckett into contact with many African Americans, who helped him with his later research. His father, Willis Niles Puckett, was a mason who started a brick factory in the city. ![]() Puckett was born in Columbus, Mississippi, on 8 July 1897. Newbell Niles Puckett was a sociologist who wrote the landmark study Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro, one of the earliest inventories of African American belief. ![]()
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