- 1942 Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania
- 1924 MA English; University of Pennsylvania
- 1921 BA English; University of Pennsylvania
- Dissertation: Black Gods of the Metropolis
- Research interests: Black folklore, religion, civil rights
- Teacher, principal, union organizer in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania public schools
- Editor of The People’s Voice
- Selected Publication: Black Gods of the Metropolis: Negro Religious Cults of the Urban North (1944)
